Evening star., 1901-08-03
OFFICIAL WEATHER MEN
THEY WILL MEET IN CONVENTION IN
MILWAUKEE,.
Chief Moore Talks About the Coming
Observation-Disclosures to Go
From Warrington.


of the country Is to be held In Milwaukee.
Wis. from August q to %. Chief Willis
Moore of the weather bureau will preside
over the gathering. and has selected about
100 officials under his jurisdiction from vari-
Gus sections of the country as delegates.
The convention Is the second to be held
since the establishment OF the weather
bureau. the previous gathering being at
Omaha three years ago. 1t Will be COM
posed Of the directors Of climate and crop
sections-and each state Is a section except
Delaware and Maryland, which are com
bined, and New England. which forms one
section-men in the service who have the
rank of local forecast official. which in
cludes men from all sections Of the coun-
try, besides Cuba and Porto Rico; the ma
tional forecasters and professors located
here, and representa- atives of the Canadian
and Mexican weather departments, both Of
which cooperate with the United States
weather bureau.
First Meet In Chicago.
The delegates will first meet in Chicago,
from where they will go to Milwaukee in a
special train as the guests of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway. Milwaukee has
designated the Press Club Of that city to
do the entertaining. the principal feature
Of which will be banquet at the Pfister
House at the close Of the convention. 1t Is
expected that Secretary Wilson will at
tend this banquet. Most of the members
Of the convention will visit Buffalo either
before or after the meeting.
The selection Of Milwaukee was made
largely to pay tribute to the memory of
DR.. Increase A. Lapham, who, together
with Prof. Cleveland Able. who. is now the
dean Of the scientific staff and senior pro-
fessor of the weather bureau. is credited
with being it's founder. Prof Lapham
induced General Halbert E. Paine. a
member of Congress from Wisconsin. to
introduce the first resolution in that body
regarding national weather bureau. and
which carried the first appropriation of
$4,000 for Its maintenance. Prof. Lapham
was native Of Wisconsin. and his mem
ory is revered by all weather scientists
Morning and afternoon sessions will be
held during the first two days Of the con-
vention. The afternoon Of the last day
Will be given to excursions and sightsee-
ing. The sessions Will be devoted to a
comparison Of methods. the veRtilating OF
new ideas. and the discussion Of conditions
existing In and the important needs OF
various sections OF the country.
Chief Moore Talks.
In speaking of the convention and OF the
workings Of the weather bureau, Chief
Moore said to a Star reporter today: 1.-The
daily forecast published generally in the
upper corner OF the newspapers of the
country is really the least OF the work
by which that bureau Is generally judged.
In predicting these minor local conditions.
one prediction in five Is generally wrong.
The excellent work Of the weather bureau,
however. is in forecasting the great marine
storms which destroy life and property;
In giving warning Of the severe cold waves,
which are also destructive of property.
and In telling when the frosts are likely
to nip the oranges OF Florida, or the gar
den truck OF the farmers along the lower
Atlantic coast or the cranberry crop OF
Wisconsin. or the tobacco fields Of Ken
oeption Of tornadhes.s the weather bureau
has been accurate In Its prediction of big
storms, and its warnings at ports and
along the coasts. as well as on the great
lakes, have been the means OF saving many
lives and much property. =
1T is for this service, and for the service
to the agriculturist, that it's efforts are ap-
preciated. An an evidence of this, the esti
mates for the support of the service which
have yearly gone before the congressional
committees have never been cut down, and
In many instances the amount has been
tion reached 81, 100 600. Many applications
are being made to members Of Congress by
the various industries of the country every
year for further extensions of the service"
Washington Delegates.
Those who will attend the convention
from Washington are besides Chief Moore,
Prof. Abbe Prof. c. F. Marvin, mechanical
engineer; Prof. E. B. Garriott. chief Of the
forecast division: Prof. A. ]. Henry. chief
Of the meteorological records division; Prof
+. II. Bigelow, astronomer and mathema-
tician; II. e. Williams. chief clerk Of the
bureau; DR.. w. F. p. Phillips, medico-
clfmatologist, who makes special study
Of the relation of climate to disease, and
the following chiefs of divisions: James
Berry. John p Church, Frank N. Cleaver
and j. ii. Robinson. F.. B. Calvert, Chief
Moore's private secretary, and Alexander
Ashley will also be members Of the party
During the absence Of the officials DR..
Frankinfield will be the local forecast off,
cial on duty.