The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-08
new rain MAKER
Hatfield Of California Goes Into
the Rain Business
PRODUCED BY CHEMICALS
Can Make u Rain Without Aid Of
Prayers or Weather
Bureau
PRODUCED BY CHEMICALS

Pasadena, Dec. 7.--cailfornIa has
produced many wonderful things--why
not a Jupiter Pluyius In the flesh
Why not mere mortal with the olym-
plan power 10 pull the heavenly puck
ering strings that let the raindrops
dropY Charles Hatfield. whose family
is one Of the weil-to-do in southern
California, and whose father owns one
of the largest ranches in San Diego
county, seems 70 be the answer. He
says he's II; that he caused the
storm in face Of weather bureau pre-
dictions TO the contrary. and stopped
II, contrary predictions notwithstand-
Ing. Jupiter Pluvius couldn't do better
than that in his palmy days.
According to Hatfield, ne has quit
business for time and that. although
the government metroiogists say
there will be more rain. clear weather
Is on his card. He has bottled up his
chemicals and called in his affinities
and tomorrow will take down his
plant and send II to Los Angeles Mon
daS to follow himself the next day.
Discussing the recent storm, Hat
field said this evening:
'The last storm which l have de-
veioped In the last Ave days is over. |
You need not expect any more rain In |
Pasadena or Los Angeles today. This
Is my twentieth experiment since II
went into business on a scientific basis \
three years ago next April. Nineteen
OF these tests have been entirely sue
essful. The only failure was In San
Diego county two years ago last July,
when / succeeded in developing the
storm clouds and causing considerable
rain in the mountains, but / classed
the, experiment as failure for the
reason that did not succeed in making
II rain where / most desired 1t.
MY log book shows that in the test
Just closed the conditions were most
unfavorable for rain when started the
chemical affinity action Monday even
Ing. There had not been rain for
days, and the weather bu-
reau predicted continued fair weather.
Tuesday morning we had heavy fog,
lust as we always have had the second
lay of all my experiments. wednes-
lay the sky became overcast, with
,irrus clouds Just as It always has I
'een the third day. Thursday the sky
vas overcast with storm clouds, as al
Ways has been the case on the fourth
ay, the first fall Of rain being re-
orded between the hours OF 4 and
clock in the evening. Friday morn
ne. between 9 and s o'clock, we had a
ght drizxle, and In the afternoon at
clock we had our first heavy down
our continuing quite heavily until
80 In the evening. Today l notice
he government forecast is for cloudy,
nsettled conditions, with probable
nowers, but the storm is over, and we
IN expect clear weather for time"
Hatfield says his next experiments
III be made either in San Diego or
an Bernardino county. so far as he
nows at this time.
"Many persons want to know who is
lcking me in these experiments"
I'D Hatfield. "And wish you to say
at am receiving no financial aid.
i've a grand thing In this rain -produc-
g secret, and can well AFFORD to pay
r my experiments until such time as
,an effectually demonstrate the value
my discovery, I'll show them event.
lly