The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-04

knowledge and experience
m TO tell these farmers how
r their crops. Through tho
CIV the mariners Of the United
'warned of the dangers OF ap
hstorms. Through the same
jewellers in great river val
cautioned when there is q
nding upon them
,ciated Press is looked upon
he greatest information col
,ncy in the world, But does
Sated Press hear each day
sfiord, Icelandl The wealth
does. Also from st. Peters
ssia. from Irkutsk in Siberia
N.zores Islands, from the Ber'
I'm the British Isles, from
sry country in Europe, from
ndies. from dozens OF places
Il from scores in Canada, and
than 900 cities in The United
rmation which comes 10 Inc
ce of the weather burenu IN
En from all these places en-
Lk,orecaster to venture d pre-,
n mt what the weather VIII
next thirty-six or forty'elgh1
netimes the forecaster does
i and there is a pretty gen
tion among readers OF news,
l., cities to sneer at Old
le fruitgrowcr of Florida, the
borrower of New Jersey, the
fhe Great Lakes, the tobacco
he Middle South-these and
classes of Americans re-
W many millions of dollars
r bureau 8 predictions have
= They do not sneer. Those
have been induced 10 move
the banks Of the Dhlo and
rivers because Of weather
| warning and have seen the
lie flood s crest predicted TO
,w inches days and even
vsvance-they do not sneer-
4 aly newspaper in the United
ats each day the otti"la.
Secast. If it is left out by
le subscribers are sure tG
ick. The forecast cards ale
ssands and thousands of per
nm they will get IN time 10
lt, and are posted Ill every
hfch can be reached by
lie cards with the forecast
- them are sent ouJ from
i,ofices along every rural
" route in the country
eqarrier leaves late enough m
" carry that days forecast.
a. medium of the newspapers,
Ind lanterns displayed and
L,sted, every city dwellcr IN
F. States may have the bene"
,aEeather forecast without any
fort or expense.
arner is the man who needs
Zion most, and il is to reach
that Professor Willis j..
his assistants are striving.
ne has solved the problem
lie west and along the At
IT. It's rapid extension
al districts makes it of in
portance each day. Tele.
anies are requested 10 and
in the dissemination OF this
nation. Most of them glad
Some of them refuse and
- Those who go in for CO.
vertise the connection with
= service as n feature To in
rs to become telephone sub
.ae telephone service is man
Hu fashion: The nearest Off
" Office telephones TO the cen
llf the telephone system the
is then distributed TO each
lange in the system, and
Il Aever-obliging, will be de-
Hell any inquirer over the
w tho weather outlook may
We Of hurricane or cold
hg, there is "A general call,
/oscriber is Informed SO that
ample time TO protect HIM
Ask and his crops.
z cold wave warning. the cit
Ii n Florida or California who
Mlamity of frost win pro
and lemon trees by
,udgc fires and making n
1oke that Will hang like n
the orchard and prevent
/ is the cranberry grower
rsey or Wisconsin he Will
gs and 90 to sleep, for only
Hfeze can hurt his crop. If
Hacco planter. he will cover
Wants with canvass and keep
H. The strawberry gardener
n traw over his beds. All Of
Eeep tight, for Uncle Sam S
eau has heard from the four
he world that day: it has
the storms are and in what
ey are travelling: where the
W high atmospheric pres
nd where those centers arc
ind from all this the bureau
W the information which has
MARINERS years work from
Does the farmer sncer at
Not much,
~ hundred regularly equipped
IINDs IN the country are supple.
y" more than 5000 voluntary
stations mt which tempcra
F Fis snfall observations are taken
~ daily weather forecasts
ed. The observations taken twice
4. m. and S p, m. Washing
u 1e weather bureau issues 2
cafrom each of It's principa.
VT.wIng in detail the atmos
,aI ltlons over tho country oh
~ n morning. n monthly
lTlew is issued, showing the
.telitlons for the month ovel
esq States and adjoining coun
a ontalnlng elaborate meteor
tU Is and tables. In the eli
ca:E service there are forty~fou,
les arly corresponding TO tn,
1Tle Union. and these compiI,
each month bulletins show
ae AL the climatic condition,
,i'th OF each of the sections
dp' 70 these, the bureau issue;
bulletins containing tn
rs made by the experts il
branches Of the service.
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