Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-22
HOT And COLD DUE
W. T. FOSTER PREDICTS a MIX
TURE OF WEATHER FOR,
LAST MARCH WEEK
A Disturbance, A Warm Wave and A
! Cold Wave Are Scheduled to Mark
Close Of Present Month and Open
ing Of April, According to Seer.

A disturbance and warm wave are
predicted to cross the great central
valley March 80 to April 1, to be fol-
lowed upon April 2 with a cold wave.
This disturbance will be about normal
and will not be good for growing crops,
according to the latest bulletin issued,
by w. T. Foster of Washington. One
OF the most severe storm periods of
the month Of April is promised for the
fourth day.
Fosters complete bulletin is COM
plete as follows:
Fosters Weather Bulletin.
Copyrighted 1906, by w. T. Foster.
lNOTE-My Crop Weather. fore
casts for 1906 are now complete, are Of
unusual interest, are the best | have
ever made and sample of them will
be mailed to anyone on receipt of a
two-cent stamp. Address w. T. Fos-
ter, Washington, D. c., Box. XII
Washington, D. c., March 20.-The
last bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
25, warm wave March 20 to "a, cool
wave 2Stto 81. Next disturbance will
reach Pacific coast about %, cross west
of Rockies by close of 20, great central
valleys 30 to April /, eastern states Q.
Warm wave will reach Pacific coast
about %, cross great central valleys 80,
eastern states April 1. Cool wave will
cross west of Rockies about 81, great
central valleys April Q, eastern states
4.
This disturbance will be about nor
NAL in all its features except that tenn
peratures will average lower than
usual and very much lower than those
of the two preceding weeks. This cold
spell will extend to most parts of. this
continent and will not be good for
growing crops, particularly for early
gardening and winter wheat. But a
great rise in temperature is in pros
pect for first week in April that will
carry the opening crop-weather far
northward. I will give general fore
cast for April in next bulletin. .
About and Immediately following
April one Of the most severe storm
periods Of the month may be expected
A cold wave OF large dimensions and
more than usual severity will carry
frosts far southwark not far from
March az and then will come great
rise in temperature generally.
The weather bureau officials have
given out through the press their de-
termination to make and publish long
range weather forecasts at an early
date and tbereat l rejoice. AS I view
the matter they are compelled, by the
popularity of Fosters forecasts, to
promise that the weather bureau will
soon enter the long range field.
prpF psoo10w who has hnan af xryor1y
on this problem in the weather bureau
fifteen years, is the genius on whom
Chief Moore depends for the fulfillment
Of these promises. Bigelow is the best
meteorologist, mathematician, astrono.
mer and magnetician in the govern,
ment service and If he fails the ortho-
dox scientists will lose hope of further
progress.
| Bigelow's theory is that some force
within the sun causes the periodical
variations in sun spots, the earth's
magnetic forces and in our weather
My theory is that the cause lies in the
changing relative positions of sun,
moon, earth and other planets. One
| of these theories may be correct, both
cannot be. If one of the systems will
give fairly good long range weather
| forecasts that will determine which is
best.
Therefore, challenge the United
States weather bureau to test in long
range weather forecasting. Prof
Bigelow, at the head of six or eight
scientists, each getting a salary of
$4,000 a year and each having two
clerks at $2,400 a year, or an aggregate
of more than 100000 year, ought to
work out the weather problem. long
to see them enter the long range field
knowing that II they succeed. must
retire. am absolutely confident OF
lmy own victory.