The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-01
(. The Weather
/. Bureau

"a brief survey of the develop
of the weather service" during his administration
The Weather Bureau the beginning justify itself pub
h that was largely ncreduous and OF mildly amused It
had the peudce that appreenson
OF its purposes and by ovezaous advocates and the c
ton due the fact that earlier history through
the agencies two departments the War Department and the De
Parment OF Agriculture Neither department very cordial
cause neither would credit for secured without sharing
1t with the other 1t was not until was made bureau Of De-
parment of Agriculture, that position
Chief Moore's own words
1T probable that there is Of the Government service
which rigid discipline necessary its webeng than the
United States Weather Bureau with the Saving of life
and property While its observations made with scientific preci
air the results of empirical reasoning and therefore, with
aVotm eliminated from its personnel and with the of
the highest form of the system appointment promotion
preermen there will still be small percentage of its
ngs The public is entitled know however that only
maintenance high standard official integrity percentage
of error is reduced to and kept at low figure.
Referring the fact that average per annum increase in the
cost OF the weather during the past years only AL per
cent significant showing the benefit to the weather service
daily forecasts and warnings or Of print
ed charts containing the daily meteorological data of the United
States has increased from 228 to 628So COPIES OF which $4,000
represented printed reports.
The frequently expressed opinions Of who represent
show that has made such progress discipline and
the results accomplished for the benefit farmer mariner
the shipper the manufacturer and the seeker after health pleasure
that there is no weather service anywhere the world comparable
with it. 1t has received the commentator Of citizens of this country
as wen as Inc ecoumS OF scientists both at home and abroad
OF whom come here to study its organization In years as
BEEN equipped with standard instruments apparatus furnishings
OF the est design daily maps are printed nearly its local
stations large glass containing the weather reports
e"Cn OeioIe important commercial associations;
MAPS either neatly printed photographer distributed within
three hours from the time that the observations
statistics for the various States collected from
tay observers using standard instruments and printed in the
OF monthly State bulletins that the climate region be
readily compared with that of another 1t has
of stations around the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf Mexico
destructive tropical storm may without warning
tabshed stations Bermuda Bahamas
cable cooperation in the Azores and along the Eu
rope which enables make forecasts days in adj
leaving this country leaving
Europe for America of which they
their Western voyage With kites and mountain stations expor
ed the upper and gained useful knowledge 1t has conducted
pemen wireless, teegphy and developed the
best wireless systems has extended ytem
graphic climatic obervaons that except portions
the Rocky Mountain State the temperature and rainfall conditions
nearly be ascertaned observations
benefit in the development the arid regions
pecay the organization of the extensive irrigation recently
authorized by Congress.
at has developed and into effect fair yet rigid discipline
the control of its personnel system merit which
works that practically