The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-10

many instances, regulate the ship
nent of their produce by the fore
asts Of the Bureau II is hardly
necessary TO spend further time along
his line; | think that from what you
ave heard a very good idea of the
aIne and utility Of the Weather Ser
ice can be formed
The Bureau has 495 trained Of
lcials outside Of Washington It has
so officials ana employees at tho cen
raj Office Il has 3G5 paid tempera
IRE and rainfall observer, 213 special
liver observers, and f11 starm warn
ng dispiaymen There are about 4.
80 voluntary observers. and nearly
1000 voluntary crop correspondents
lie weather service cGGts the gov
rnment a little over $1,000, 900 an
lally. II is stated that il IS the
1inion Of many insurance and other
Sperts, that the meteorological ser
ice Of the government is worth over
0.0da 900 annually to the agriculture
he commerce. and industry OF this
,llntry. and this The chief of the
.ureau adds. Notwithstanding tbs
,rga element Of error that must fol
long time to come enter into it
radlcti0ns.
The Bureau issues daily, excepting
;lindays and holidays. about $500,
leather maps. 976iS addresses are
furnished with the forecasts dali,
hrongh the rural freedeiivery service
S,953 addresses receive the daily
'orecasis by telephone In addition "a
ais service the forecasts AM special
gaInings are distributed By coramer
'nal telegraph, railway tel graph.
'ailway train and last and greatest
I all by the press The press has
ways been the greatest medium o
dissemination, and TO the press be
0ngl much Of the credit for the great
ialne and usefulness of the t. s
Weather Bureau
There is an old saying that. the
wind bloweth where il listeth. anc
.hou nearest the sound thereof, but
aust not Tell whence ii cometh anG
whittier II goath' This saying was
accepted to be true until
advances In meteorology proved that
he wind like all things ordained by
iod was in harmony with nature and
albject to well known laws. We know
thence the wind cometh and we know
whittier Ii goeth, ana furthermore
ve know why 1t comes and why il |
.oes. There is today scarcely high |
lchool pupil or college student but
ghat knows what causes wind. VIII. |
sometimes gentle sometimes brisk |
sometimes high and blowing with al
he fury of hurricane. Why II
zones from the north or from The
,onth or from some other point OF
he compass
10 me the most striking difference
between a cyclone and a tornado, |!
he calm center Of the enc and The
errific roar and whirl If the other
A cyclone Is a storm covering nj
urea OF from 500 10 1900 miles on
more In diameter. II is attended by
Feering and backing winds dependen
ipon the location Of the observer
rhey cause vast areas Of clondincs'
md smaller areas OF rain and snow
rhey are shown ON the weather maps
Is areas OF low pressure The tenn
lerature rises in advance of then
md falls az they pass to the east
This fact has given rise to the be
lief that ii gets too cold 10 snow
never gets too cold in this sec
ion for snow to occur. The condi
ion. Gnticycl0nic, or high pressure
hat gives cold weather almost invari
ibly gives fair weather, hence this
bclief. The form Of cyclonic storm'
: circular or elliptieal Frequent,
hey appear as troughs Of low baro
leter. extending over the c1untr,
rom north TO south. OF more Otter
rom northeast To southwest. Some
ines minor storms or depressions de
elop within the primary storm dil
ring only slightly from each other
4 depth and frequently having thf
aae depth or pressure.
In The middle attitudes the direction
[ movement of cyclones Is easterly
bile Tor lOwPr attitudes il u west
rly. These movements correspond Is
10 direction Of the air. eurreats
y general atmospheric circulation OF
aose attitudes
The term cyclone is given to all
sinds of atmospheric disturbances in
which the air pressure decreases and
there Is n wind movement inward
towards the center. In other charac
however. they are not alike