Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-12

ing the year. The river district OF
Hannibal. Mo, was also created, BY
assigning to it thar portion OF the st.
Louis district between Hannibal ana
the mouth OF the Dcs Moines river.
There is need OF further extension of
direct flood work. but other projects
during the coming year viii consume
all available funds. The study OF the
Ohio river was continued, while
schemes for the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers are well advanced. 1t
is hoped that the entire scheme for
the Ohio watershed viii be completed
during the coming year.
1t was recognized more than a year
ago that the approaching completion
Of irrigation projects in the far west
had imposed ncw responsibilities on
the weather bureau in the way of OBJ
tanning accurate snowfall measure
ments at the sources of water supply,
the determination of the water equiv
alent of the accumulated SHOWS OF
winter, ana the gauging OF The stream
for the benefit OF the water users,
The prosecution of these inquiries has
been instructed to h river and flood
division and a series OF observations
along definite lines has already been
planned.
New Apparatus.
Observations We're made during the
winter OF 1aU9-l9l0 with various
forms of snow gauges suited FOR IN
stallation in the mountain districts OF
the west. whereby an accurate eaten
could be obtained and also be pre-
served for measuremnt at extended IN
~tervals. Further experiments wan
doubtless soon develop the best form
Of apparatus. New methods OF meas
uring the intensity Of solar radiation
in absolute units of heat, by the use
Of the electrical resistance thermome~
ter, were perfected during the year,
and detailed drawings of a seismo-
1 graph adapted TO record very destruc-
tive earthquakes was supplied To h
University of California by the bureau.
1t appears proper at this point TO
renew q former recommendation that
congress be requested 70 authorize and
provide for chronological work, and TO
place il under the control of the
weather bureau, which is already pre-
pared through its widely distributed
corps of regular and cooperative OBJ
servers to collect and study earth
quake observations. That the bureau
is prepared to conduct this work in
an effective manne n at far less
expense than any other department of
kIG kRNNt tliltNliN ittH az RNNt ~
ognized by the seismological commit
tee OF the American association for
the Advancement of Science, which,
at It's meeting in Washington in 1907,
voted that the federal government be
requested to support archaeological
work, and that the appropriations
therefor be made through the weather
bureau,
Publications.
Certain changes in the ann &c
Issuing publications were mad dur
ing the year with a view to better
serving the public needs. or these,
the most important was the policy
adopted of disseminating station
weather maps wherever the newspa-
pers would undertake their publiea-
ton. Although the plan has been OPP
erative only four months, the COM
mercial weather map as it is called,
is now being published in 60 morning
and evening papers in 45 cities, while
So additional stations will introduce
the method as soon as suitable out
fits can be supplied. AS . result of
the change. the weather chart is now
placed twice daily before millions Of
people, instead of thousands as here
tofore. while the saving to the bureau
by disseminating printing work Will
Enable extensions Of service along
other lines.
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in ac-
ton, quick in results, and restore the
natural action of the kidneys and
bladder. They correct irregularities.
7. II. O'Riplly Go