Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
SAYS INDICATIONS POINT TO
DRY SEASON
HIGH TOWER NEAR ALTADENA
Probably VIII Close Deal With KIM
berIy Mines and Ranchers for Sc
rles Of Demonstrations to Be
Made Next Summer

manufactures showers to order for arid
regions, proposes to duplicate his 1904
feat by inducing precipitation of
dampness not less than eighteen inches
in general depth during the months in
tervening between November / and
May l. and at the conclusion of his
labors he expects to sail for South
Africa to relieve the arid conditions
there.
Hatfield is about to close negotiations
with Angelenos who own ranches and
want water, and expects to erect a
Immediately and begin preparations for
coaxing moisture, beginning November
1. He seeks an elevation of 2500 feet
and has greatly improved the draw
ing powers" of his apparatus since his
success of last year, when nearly
twenty inches of rainfall won for him
a purse of $1,000.
Mr.. Hatfield has Increased the size
of the tower which he will use in at
tracing rain-laden clouds and expects
to locate 1t considerably higher in the
mountains this year than last, al
though he will operate from the same
vicinity as heretofore.
Predicts Drought
Conditions this year favor pfolong-
alton of the dry season." says Mr.. Hat
field. Comparing last year with past
kLok f11r
expectations for rain during the wet
season are but slight and the necessity
for artificial stimulus is apparent to
him and weather experts who have
studied the situation. Said Mr.. Hat
field yesterday:
During the summer have made
deep study of weather conditions ex-
tending over thirty years and the re-
suit of my study forces me to agree
with weather experts who predict that
the natural precipitation to be expected
this year will be unusually light.
'In any year when the rainfall has
been as great as last year, it invariably
follows that the succeeding year will
show a scant rainfall.
1.-THE wettest season known in South
ern California for thirty years was the
season of 1SS3-S4. when 1913 inches was
noted. The following year noted only
912 inches of rainfall.
"The second greatest rainfall was
during the season of 1sS9-9O, when 34.Sa
inches fell. The following season
showed only 1886 inches. The third
greatest rainfall was in 1928, when
the rainfall amounted to 26.2S inches,
followed the next season by only 6.73
inches. During the season of 1886,
22.S1 inches was recorded and during
the succeeding season only 14.O5 inches
was recorded. In 1S77-7S the record
shows a rainfall of 21.26 inches, followed
next year by only 11.35 inches. During
the season of 1880 2O.S4 inches of rain
season only 1913 inches was recorded.
Heavy Fall Last Year
Last year 1852 inches was recorded
and it has been predicted by weather
experts that the natural expectation
for rain this year cannot exceed 10 to
IL inches.
"Col Joseph D. Lynch, who has the
most elaborate collection of weather
statistics outside the government rec
ords and who has given the subject
thought, recently spoke
in The Herald of the proba-
bilities for drought this year, saying
that the rainfall would probably be less
than twelve inches.
Judging the future by the past, 1t is
natural to expect a scant rainfall for
the next season. 1t is to overcome
this that I propose to set UP my ap-
paratus and break records for South
ern California rainfall by producing an
abundant supply of rain during the wet
season and giving Los Angeles two
successive wet seasons.
Guarantees Rain
"I have practically closed negotia-
tions with prominent citizens of Los
Angeles to produce eighteen inches rain
fall during the season beginning No
1 and ending May 1.
IT enter upon the contract with a
guarantee that will produce this much
or receive nothing. have
demonstrated what can do in the past
and will give another such demonstra-
ton"
Mr.. Hatfield says that the rain which
he produces will be the genuine article,
with the name blown in the bottle,
and will neither resemble fog nor dew.
but will be large sized, standard reg
ulation rain drops in such plentitude
that 1t will cover the earth to depth
of eighteen inches should all the water
that falls between November and May
1 be dumped upon the area OF the vicin-
ity of Los Angeles at one time. He
promises to distribute 1t evenly
throughout the season, however, not
producing any cloud-bursts or other
accomplishments.
The fame of Rainmaker Hatfield has
spread beyond the ocean and he will
undertake to break the drought in