The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-28
SNOW COMES As
PER PROPHECY
Local Weather Bureau Calls Turn
With Aid of Barometer.
WILL BENEFIT BUSINESS
STORM SIGNIFIES OPENING OF
WINTER TRADE.

A Low barometer, which as early as
81 p. III. yesterday had descended
TO 29.25, coaxed the first real snow
storm of the season TO salt Lake City
last night, the first flakes falling lust
before Z o'clock. The storm was i'm
every sense a splendid one, there being
just enough Of a cold blast al intervals
TO remind one that winter is al hand.
Following, as il did a rainstom by
less than tWenty-fOur hours. the snow
did effective work in clearing the at
mOsphere. Early in the evening tho
air impaired a chesty. vigorous feeling,
far different from that of the dust
laden atmosphere Of d few days back.
The snow came not unheralded. for
the weather bureau had bulletins out
long before noon announcing colder
tonight and snow" The register which
shows the atmospheric pressure showed
a steady fail from Saturday 20 o'clock
last night, and there are few reversals
on form when the barometer goes
down.
So the weather office was "on."
General in State.
At II o'clock last night reports from
all over the state Indicted that the
fall was general and heavy. The San
Pedro. Los Angeles a salt Lake road
reported that it was showing from SaiU
Lake to Caliente. and that between
Moapa and Las Vegas a heavy rain
was falling. No damage mad been done
to the wires of the Salt Lake Route up
TO midnight.
The Rio Grande Western experienced
great difficulty with it's wires from p.
m through the night. The snow was
general over the system. and farther
south the fall began earlier than it did
here. Consequently NEST OF the wires
went out of service before the storm
struck this portion of the state. At II
p. IN. intermittent Geographic commu-
Hication with southern points was re
Ported.
The Oregon Short Line was more
fortunate, although the entire system
was i'm the storm belt. From this point
clear to the Idaho line and beyond the
snow fell.
From many mining camps came re-
ports that ranged all the way from a
good furry to a storm having the pro-
portions of a blizzard.
There was a heavy fall at Park City,
while Alta experienced a blizzard.
Good for Business.
From business standpoint the snow
is just the thing, as the comparatively
mild weather thus far has greatly re-
tarded fan trade. This is true in all
furnishings lines. With the combined
presence Of cold weather and Thanks
giving retailers are confident that the
week viii be "A Fec6rd-bFeaker.
BY favor of Nature, the storm held
off until a sufficient coal supply had
been obtained by local dealers TO make
famine unlikely. A large quantity ar
rived yesterday and was distributed.
While there may be no superabund-
ance. there will be enough, say dealers.
10 supply all during the present cold
snap.
One more encouraging bulletin from
the weather office, and the American
youth Of Salt Lake viii have visions OF
shedding and skating for Thanksgiving.
although the outlook is not so good for
football
Little Trouble Caused.
Although incandescent lights began
TO wayer shortly after the fakes began
! falling. there was comparatively little
trouble during the night, either with
the electric lighting system or the
street car service.
A feature of the storm, early in the
evening, was the brilliant flashes Of
/ lightning which now and then lighted
the skies, and the peals OF thunder,
UNUSUAL phenomena 10 accompany
snOwstOrm.
Skaters Get Busy.
With the first snowfall, Salt Lake
skaters are beginning 10 get busy. All
interested i'm this sport are invited 70
meet at the StrOllers' club at $3.50 p.
m. next Friday for the purpose Of or
ganizing a skating club.