The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-11-15
WEATHER FRAUDS.
The Only Reliable Reports are Those
From u. S. Weather Bureau.


From u. S. Weather Bureau.
To the people of the Sunshine Ter
ritory, who daily rejoice in this glo-
rious weather, and t o the many thous-
sands who annually come within orr
borders seeking health and happiness
lnder our cloudiess skies, the daily
forecasts of the United States Wealth
err Bureau as a rule appeal by their
tone of monotony, for they run, Fair
weather, no decided change in temp
e%rature,' the greater portion of the
time. But in many parts of the Uni
ted States the constantly changing
weather has led to the s%pfinging up
of a small army of ~so-called long
range weather ~forecasters, who wax
fat upon the unsuspecting and credll-
lous public. Fortunately New Mexico
has proven a most barren field for
these misguided and mis-guiding in
d%ividuals, and few, if any of the To-
cal press of the Territory are given
to publishing their so-called predic-
tions.
At the recent triennial convention
of the officials of the United States
Weather Bureau, at Peoria, many sci
entifc subjects were discussed and
much research was shown, but that
xrh;aL yooc% ;Dopnncen1 tho ounoop
was the ~earnestness and sincerity of
those PRESENT. was apparent that
they believed in their own work. The
subject of long-range forecasts esre-
cially received earnest attention,
says the Peoria Herald Transcript.
not because there is any spirit of
jealousy, for the scientific weather
men, such as are identified with ,ne
United Safes Bureau and bureaus in
foreign countries, find nothing of
which to be envious in the sharp prac
tice man who issues willy and appa"-
emily reliable weather predictions.
The officials of the government bureau
are men of science and research, and
their predictions are based on science
and experience in matters of this
kind. They are paid by the govern
ment and do not have as an incentive
towards unreliability, as in the other
case, the popular opinion of the pub
lie. The discussion on long-range
forecasts was prompted by a paper
read by Prof. E. B. Garriott, of Wash
ington, of the Central Bureau. He
spoke of the theories regarding wea-
Their periodicities dependent upon lu-
mar or planetary influences and pro-
nounced them theories of faith not
of practice. He summarized the re-
suits obtained by comparisons of
maximum n minimum sun-spot pc
RODS with the phenomena of the
earth's atmosphere, and stated that
the next advance in meteorological
science must result from extensive
research in solar physics n terres-
trial magnetism, and comparison IF
solar and terrestrial phenomena. He
referred to the means proposed 10
accomplish a worldwide plan of OBJ
servation permitting systematic stu
dy of the problem.
Public sentiment must be aroused
against these fake reports. The pub
lie should discredit a newspaper that
offers its columns to these people.
These alleged reports are a m
and a detriment, not only to horti-
culture, agriculture, crops, etc., bat
to life. I know of several cases of
severe prostrations and almost death.
Men and women of nervous tempera-
ments reading of cyclones and com
plete destruction of the world were
driven almost to the edge of their
graves. Public sentiment must be
aroused against this kind of bust
ness"
1t is the opinion of the leading me
teorologists of the world that public
interests are injured by the publica-
ton of these ~so-called l~ong-range wea-
Their forecasts, and especially where
such predictions relate to severe
storms. floods. droughts. and other