Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-12-28
MEDORA SAGE DENIES
ANY CLIMATIC CHANGES

ASANOVAMh VAhUA ONIvAkAV s.
ANY CLIMATIC CHANGES
Medora, N. D. Dec. 2s.-To the
Tribune: We note you devote col,
elmn Of your issue Of the 21st instant
to rehash OF am article from the
Fargo Forum, on climatic changes. II
this article is published to boom land
and aid the real estate men, well and
good. But IL It Is published as scien-
tific information for the benefit Of the
masses; then it requires a contraddct
tion. &
We never did or will believe that
a Misrepresentation Of facts ever
built up a city, or country, no matter
how much they will benefit people who
have something TO sell.
When newspapers published what
is supposed to be scientific informa-
tion. they should at least know some
thing about the science OF which they
are treating.
We have read many articles Of late
in various papers, by professor this
and professor that. upon climatic
changes and the increase Of rainfall,
and the cause OF rainfall, which were
so absolutely at variance with the
facts that we wonder IL none Of these
so called professors" ever read or
made a study OF the HISTORY Of the
earth,s atmosphere. n they have. not,
allow us TO tell them that there Is
such a book published
That there may have been, will be
and will continue to be climatic
changes we viii not attempt to dis
pute But that they are 50 sudden as
to he noticeable is nonsense. This
earth OF ours is old very old indeed.
millions upon millions OF years old.
That it is in the same position now
in our solar system as it always was
is doubtful: but it's changes are
slow, very slow indeed.
That the planting of trees and
breaking OF the soil, by the pillow will
make a slight change in the amount
of moisture, also in, the temperature.
near the earthis surface, we will adj
INIT But that these slight changes
will make any difference in the
amount of rainfall is too silly for a
school boy to believe.
We may not understand the sub
ject OF rainfall, but we have been led
to believe that water is taken up from
large bodies OF water; that it is car
ried Through the air In a gaseous
state by the winds until it comes I'M
contact with a cold current OF air,
when it becomes Al vapor, and when
this vapor becomes heavy it descends
upon the earth as rain. THAT our
rains come from the Gulf OF Mexico
or California, there appears little
doubt.
Because there may nave been
greater fall of rain in a gwen number
of years, as against the same number
preceding, does not by any means
prove that the climate is changing.
We believe that 1t Is recognized by.
Those who have made study Of the
subject that there is what is known
as the greater and less sun spot
years; and that during these years
the heat may be greater or less, and
this no doubt has some influence up
on the amount Of rain fall.
Some years ago the people of Paris
were alarmed, thinking their climate
was changing, when the asstrologer
Arago proved to them by statistics
that the climate had not changed In
one hundred years, and Within his
torical periods there does not seem to-
he amy evidence that the temperature
Is senstb1y changing anywhere. When
we consider that historical research
goes back IN Egypt and the plain OF
Mes0potamia, some five Thousand
years, we should have sufficient evidt
ence as to climatic changes
James w. Foley.
No PHI II q pleasant ana positive .
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