The daily sentinel., 1908-04-27

| the heavier last nlSnt, ana tney leel
greatly encouraged today as a result.
The temperature did not fall quite
so low in nearly every section last
night as it did the night before; yet
it got entirely too low for comfort.
| Temperature stages of from 80 to &c
degrees were reported from various
/ points in the valley.
Lower Valley Worst Hit.
Investigations prove that the low
er valley suffered the worst. In the
Fruita and Rhone country the tenn
| perature fell the lowest.
The upper end of the valley did
not suffer quite SO bad as the fruit
| districts west and north of Grand
Junction.
However, it Is useless to say that
any one section of the valley entirely
escaped from damage.
Warm This Morning.
To-day (Monday) dawned clear
and beautiful and the temperature
was on the rise nearly all day.
There is not much danger tonight,
although every grower should be on
his guard.
Some Comparative Figures.
The Sentinel today gathered from
its files some facts concerning the
various cold snaps that visited the
valley last spring and did damage to
the fruit crop. A comparison of
these figures with the temperature
figures of Saturday and Sunday
nights should give encouragement to
all.
There were at least five nights
during the spring of last year when
the temperature fell practically as
low in every section of the valley as
it did on Saturday and last night, yet
an immense fruit crop was harvest
ed last year and the fruit growers of
the valley received at least $780,,
900 for their crops.
After the series of cold snaps last
year Manager John f. Moore of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION, in an interview in The Sem
tinel, estimated that there would be
from Is to 35 per cent of a crop har-
vested and about 500 cars shipped
out of the valley. When that esti-
mate was made conditions looked far
worse for the fruit men than 1t looks
today. Mr.. Moore's figures proved
about correct as far as the percent
age of crop harvested went, but the
fruit shipments amounted to about
800 cars more than he estimated
Last Years Temperatures.
On Wednesday night. March 26.
| 1907, the temperature fell to 80 de-
grees at Grand Junction; 32 at Cliff
ton; 25 at Logan's Ranch; 2S at
Fruita and similar temperatures
were recorded at many other points
On March 2S, 1907, during the
night. the following temperatures
were recorded: Palisade, 2S; Cliff
ton. "a; Logan's Ranch, 81; B. A.
Smith ranch. 2S; Fruit ridge, "a;
Bethel. 2S; Haines orchard, "a;
Fruita, %; Grand Junction, 2S. On
April II, 1907, the freezing point
was touched in many sections of the
valley.
On April 10, 1907, during the
night. the temperature fell to 80 and
81 degrees.
On the night of April %. 1907, it
got down to 81 at Fruitvale, 80 at
Fruita and 30 at Clifton. On the
nights of April 23 and 80, 1907. it
touched from 20 to 80 degrees.
On the night of May IA, the latest
date that heavy frost was ever
known in the valley, the tempera-
ture fell from SO to 20 degrees at
various points in the valley.
This is First Damage.
Up to Saturday morning the con-
ditions surrounding the fruit inter-
ests of the valley were never more
brighter or promising. There had
not been the least damage done to
the growing crops in any way.
OF course, there are various opin-
ions as to the damage done and the
estimates widely range, but The Sem
tinel has endeavored to get its in
formation from men in a position to
know conditions as they are and
from men who have watched the
fruit crop conditions in the valley
for years and have made accurate es-