The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
MIRO iTION Avn DRO, GHT,
Western iNpsrts wh" ne Jrct the Thcor,
That one sausrz the Other.

LINCOLN. Nsh Sept = -taffuef IIlHi =
resent BriI.ie iu IHF SuN. In which he
attributed las' summers drought m The
trans Missouri State go the ch"rt- of irIi-
CATION. has not made many converts 20
M theory an '.c Nc-t. especially among
scientific and pmc,.oa! mcr
Secretary Duh.ou 81 the Staf" Board 81
Irrigation saws that a. IA ~oIontihn theory
wha' Mir Dunn say nay have some lo-,~,
but y dur-u't H. the facts The fact -
that m 'hc Wc-t % - only the appearance
OF occasional dry wears that give r
CATION q boom :, even v'air ELAPSED le-
tsceu The ls-t two druughi- In Nebraska
Immediately after 1894, when ia" STATE"
vas hadlv burned and thousands of farmer,
were compelled to abandon their hul.lHg-
tire M, rmert for irrigation rec' vel I~
gr-at.-' impetus But A. wear after wear
pa-s.i and crops were abundant. l''
farmers h-.gan 90 'hiuk '.a' irrigation
was unnecessary and they h"Lau - drupf D..
There Wa a smaller l4Juhcr of a,',-
under irrigation la~t wear .'..u eve Ia-
furr 1hi- veal there wns mon" Irrig,t.Hu.
hcua Use WHOM ~" dr.ugh. u'ran" Iuiui-
uout ther" va "a Iurh fpf water Al q
the demands upon tine r,"r. o'.ld not
IT, supplied. and u ,- a tat that th" i'ri-
eating ditcic- wen, dry long hc''r" he
lao wav. .ud,i ia Ncbr1-k.
trsp Reporter Lpyr.auu who " dl-n
s~'tiun dir,~tor for the STAG m the Weather
Bureau service. take direct I~-,5" oifh
Nj Dunn H. avs tha' tho eutir" ~~i"u-
iIhr -'an of th" bureau condemns 'hn
theory "a, uu'euahlc and mo-, has'-d uu fr'Vn
meteorological laws. Nj Ioyciaud say-
THAT Mr. Dunn i- wrong iu hi- pro
lminary diagnosis "" laN" Cuu"lusiv'ly
Shown hv actual cNIslimc'. About 'le
time 81 tie gfrat druIgit 81 1894 Pee cpi.-
,en,ion was put forth that tho irriRatirg
d'Che- and the drinking ponds ON almost
every quarter -ctiuu Of the S'a'" would
materially affect III. humidity OF lie ar
and consequently the rainfall -" UuCu
Va, said about b. 'ia' Prof ~v,Y'Zry. pro-
f,.spr II mete. ruI Nv 0" Oh" state iu.
,cr-itv here. nv ~'!h.irt o.. H-'hllHv
Tho humidity Ws i,- Ht Oh uuiu the les
ward and tho N.lNIrt lid" - q ltstv
ol water much rtgrr tiaaa any pond cor
reservoir Of a. irrigation sys''dn lh'i'
wa uo p]"rc"p',p" difference iu ih" ma
niditv ct M" ar isfDf" uId after b. pad
over the iodv uf water. and after caro-
fully considering the evidence iu tine 90"
Prof. Swc,yrv do"id,i that thcS" ponds
were such u -uull portion OF 'h' surface
that thew wrlld have 'u upp~rciahlH 'T,-
uu the humidity uf 'hr air ~" sam"
would H., true ~ the irrigated rrgirt-
But q IN" theory h. true. ard III" ,,'m-
para'ivclv small AREA irrigated ~ that IIrt
at the country has rattst~l 'hr change va
the atmosphere asserted. surely - suh-
- ant ial Increase IN the area irrIgn''Si. N'h
uf CpuT-. a proportional chang 900 tho
Atmosphere. would result IA q sufficiently
energetic arn 81 low pressure - nnN"
Hud cause id'al conditions an fhc s'ul aill
Western i~i~tticts q. 'pur-'. thl- l. 1Iruui
NJ slight chang" IN ia" ,vudtI' n ,u no"
sUTtav' of tie earth can Cau-' such an "N-
tCn~iy" change H. a'uuSph"'Ir conditions
The ouiv true te-I 81 - tutr'fF D. -
pertinent and observation. y me N"ai-
agu tho lelief wa- qut" generally l'fi
hefe IN Nebraska that 20" mcr'a-" M 49,"
rainfall Wa due To the chang" eel the raUh-
suua~. hy the -'itAug up - tn" country
amt tie cultivation 20 fh" land " lus
were tru" o. naturally followed la lH"
mon. settlers that came and ~" gr"HI''
amount 81 land Ularrd uu.i". ga l'a'tHu
the murr nearly ideal would i-'tl" v'atn'I
Two gr-ai druuglfs ALi s'N'raldIN N"at-
have caused n general although f'lu'lahi
abandonment II tine fhsDtN TIE next
few ycafs Viii doubt &C., du-ptoNc the the
pfi,s which are ba-sst uu 90" N"W surface
clanv-. W on" knows what ,au-s'-
,h...e occasional t~rouglf- and excessive
b.a'~t terms ~. tsftusl 10 iinl" r'N't'st
~ Wealth. Bureau ub--rNa'luus hns ~
~ leon tpu -iurf 90 rsNr 'I' Ts-T--afN
fa.a uulf whtrN eco Tea" q vHfktUC NN-
p.Fhs-i- " uulN t'.v UH" fIJ' f|~
,au-~ ~. h. goo b. faI4ut Iu arffl.HC '.Hf
man dUss ou 'h, earth. 90 Win lf. -urfas~
l.r fha' flrF a.. itAirg 90 fl" a. iuusUh'r'