The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-08
our own that Is annually grown in field

corn. TOMATOES CuCumDclS, CtS.
You will therefore see that we are
very largely interested in the weather.
In connection with our work we an
nually put out hot beds and cold Deos
for tomato plants, sufficient for any
where from 1000 to 1900 acres OF To-
matoes. In the production OF these
plants we rely very largely upon the
weather reports furnished by your OF
fee. including of course, the indica-
tons wired from both Chicago ana
washington.
1--WE protect our plants daily, paruc-
uiarly at night, in accordance with
these reports. The predictions are not
always correct but we have been sur
prised and gratified at the uniformity
of their correctness The indications
that we get daily from your Office help
us to determine within two or three
degrees the minimum temperature OF
any one night
..As stated. we act in harmony with
the information we get from the wealth
er bureau and it is rare that same is
disappointing more than few de-
grees and we cut our cards so as to
protect ourselves against this much
| of a variation: also in setting out our
plants and during seeding time for the
above vast acreage we are governed
very largely by the predictions from
the weather bureau, not only as to
heat and cold but also as to probable
moisture and rainfall. We find these
predictions very helpful indeed.
when gathering time comes we
also lean on your Office and warn our
growers of coming frost or cold and
very many thousands of bushels of our
products are gathered and saved as
the result of your weather warnings
which would not be saved but for this
information in advance.
while the weather bureau makes
mistakes we have never found that
the mistakes do US harm. We nave
found. however, that your usual cor
rect predictions do us immense Dene-
fit. we think it would be calamity
to all our citizens for the government
tn let up in any way in the matter OF
weather bureau service.
1.-THE government weather bureau
has been doing a great good to 6usi-
ness and to the public for many years
anr1. IT should be the aim OF the gov
eminent to improve it, and so iar as
nossihle perfect it, but under no CIT
1 i,,n,stances to ever abandon IT. Yours
very truly, ,,n.~v
Lastly we have the testimony OF MI
w. B. Daniel, the extensive shipper
and receiver OF fruits and vegetables
in car load lots, who always consuits
the weather reports as furnished b,
the bureau before making any import
ant shipment. Mr.. Daniel writes:
"Keokuk, Iowa, May 6.-Mr. F. q
Gosewisch, Observer q. S. Weathe
Bureau, Keokuk, Iowa.
Dear Sir: In reply to your inqulr
as to the value and accuracy OF tn
weather reports and indications ful
nished me from your office, / woui
say that in my business as shipper q
we'll as receiver of fruits and veg
tables in car load lots, as we'll as
nv local shipments, l am guided Q
the advices received and have foun
, them reliable with a very trifiing pc
: cent of exceptions. always consuilln
: them before making any 1mportaI
shipment. and cannot recall any
J stance where damage resulted irol
: following your advices. Yours trui
| "W. B. DANIEL.
, In addition to producers, shipper
D and receivers of fruits and vegetapie
!, Who find the weather reports OF
:. estimable value in the conduct OF the
business river men depend upon u
v weather bureau to keep them informs
r az to present and prospective stag
r. Of water and other conditions emu
ing into the problem OF naviga.lo
). Dwellers along the principal streal
are given timely warning OF oanse
from foods and afforded opportnni
a. - protect their property. There
s. scarcely anyone but is directly or
le directly benefited by the WORK
le tho bureau. General recognition
re tbis fart has been somewhat delay'
Il hut hut nresent indications are that
the ultimate result of unjust crlticl'
:, = az its operations, the bureau IS ape
= 10 come into Its own and be nelo
- the esteem it deserves as one Oh :
q. most useful and beneficent suooru
va ate branches OF the general Cove
I'D ment.
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