The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-09
KIGK WOULD
B A BENEFIT
D PENSACOLA
sANNNAH, THROUGH BOARD OF
TApE, HAS SECURED ONE
FoM THE DEPARTMENT o.
ERIcULTURE.

\ weather kiosk, a valuable aCIIiS
tiofor any city, could possibly be Sc
cub by Pensacola if the proper ster'
wei taken. for the department of agri
cufre has just decided upon the loca-
tiobf one in Savannah. and in view
of lnsacola's maritime interests 1t is
YER probable that the department
wot grant one to Pensacola. Speak
ingr the kiosk, the Savannah Morn
ing lews of recent date contained the
folding:
Ills probable the weather kiosf
whit has been authorized for Savan-
nahg the instrument division of the
depanent of agriculture, may be
placl on Bull street in Wright Square
inste of in Johnson SuI"re, as ten
tativy agreed upon a year age when
the tort to get the kiosk was first
madey the Board of Trade.
"Ptident ]. A. @. Carson of the
Boartof Trade, who was largely in
strun1tal in securing a kiosk for Sa-
vanns favors the Wright Square To-
catiof in preference to Johnson
Squat for the reason that many moe
peopIcould see it without going out
of thr way. large percentage of
CavarAhians and visitors who come
downkn do not go north of Brough-
ton stet, and these people could not
see thkiosk without going more than
blot out of their way, If it were
placedn Johnson Square.
lr. Daffin Must Approve.
"Onbf the stipulations imposed By
the gornment is that the kiosk shall
be loced where it can easily be &C
cessibto the greatest number of per-
sons, al where the instruments may
be exped to the elements to the very
best aantage near the ground. The
instrurnts enclosed in the kiosk will
record he weather conditions as they
exist dvn where people are circulat
ing annot as they may be at a high
altitudeon a tower above the city,
tall buiings.
1.-The election of the site rests en-
tirely 1 the hands of the park and
tree Commission, if a spot in one of tho
squaresn Bull street is to be used
| Chairrnl P. D. Daffin of the commits
| sion sted yesterday that the matter
had nObeen taken up formally witt
him. H was not prepared to com
NIT hinelf on the subject. but he sale
he didt see any objection to thu
commisbn allowing the kiosk to b'
placed lone of the squares.
avsnnah is Fortunate.
| PRESENT Carson says he regards /
| as quitea favor on the part of tn
departnht to give Savannah tn
kiosk. here are very few of them II
this couEry. Washington has one, .
| which ii one to be established her
is to be duplicate. There is one il
New Yo,. one in Boston and a few
other cits have them, but they ar
| by no MINIS common.
| Just hen the department will b
ready tolstablish the kiosk here de
| ponds upa the clerity with which Sa
! vannah tepares to receive ii. TIL
| governme requires that the question
of the sill be determined, and a few
other maers of a formal nature mus
be attend to.
| ''Besldeibeing an ornament of con
siderable Interest, the kiosk and 1t
outfit of btruments, maps and othe
| meteorological data will be a sourc
of consid.able instruction. The in
| strumentsTill in a large measure b
a duplicat of the instruments in US
in the loo: weather bureau.
| Wat Kiosk Contains.
| The strcture consists of an orna
mental irt kiosk. having four re
| cessed pans with sliding glass front
| within with provisions is made 70
the exhibit of various maps. chart.
daily weatkr forecasts and any me
INSTRUMENTATION OF value an
interest to he local public.
| One Of Il four sides will be equip
ped with SERIAL meteorological instru