Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-28
TuISa'S Rain Producer
Causes Some Comment

battles OF our CiNil war was due, not
60 tho effect Of the dischargc ut iifr-
arms, but the the fact That ln lht
regions where the battles ucrulf'd
rain falls on an average of one day
out OF three, ana that commanders
are more inclined 10 move armies ANA
begin engagements IN fair weather
La fact, while rain is Ia progress
such opeHtiiuns are commonly IN
practicable, on account uf the Condl-
tion OF the roads, ~, hy the rrgulur
operations of nature, rain uorH not
fan within two or three days after %
battle, II 10 due 60 the fact that "a
drouth prevails, The idea uf rain fol-
lowing battles is expressed In the
writings of plutarch who states h,a
opinion that the vapur rising from the
hot breath, blood ana sweat of me
Struggling masses ls condensed INTO
rain by the conclusion of the Weap
ons and the hunrse cries of the We
tors, Ina "a form little less crude lhe
belief that rain is cnused hy battles
has survived tu the present day but
II Is absolutely unfounded.
have before me "a clipping uf an
editorial from the Evening Herald ui
Albuquerque, ~. NJ, dated June H.
/ ~ 80 " llAi n NANAfHH lAf. NNNAlA NNfAAAI 'f
Wichita Falls Tcx.. have expended
81 000 on dynamite, sending to Dallas
Tor the explosive and every ahlc-hud
led oltizen got ont ana set of the
white sticks. looking skyWard, hv-
tween times, Ia be- the lirsi 90 wei
come a rain cloud
THE experiment was a failure, bat
had rain happened 10 occur just at
tei the explosions these merchants
would nave been convinced uf the rf
nciency Of their efforts and many
more thousands of dohars would be
expended before the fallucy of this
/ opinion became apparent
"On the 2ith of this month the ciu-
zens OF Battle creek, Mich, are 60
make public test of Mr. Posts
method, and have advertised the fact
so widely that the influx ~ visitors on
! that occasion viii probably be large.
/ Thu Is the illustration OF the only
way In which rain-making can benc-
| NJ community, II recalls the fact
| that the so-callod chemical" rain
makers who are chalrlatans OF the
worst type, have frequently figured
MS attractions AT county fairs, ana
have been financed FOR advertising
/ purposes by the railroad companies,
I'm Europe the adyertislng and eX-
plotting of certain guns and ammuni-
/ tion by those Interested In their man
ufacture and sale has resulted IN the
expenditure of millions Of dollars by
! horticultural associations, municipaU-
ties and other public institutions IN
the EFFORT TO destroy hailstormf by
firing popguns at them. In fact. eX
penditurcs for this purpose are still
being made 10 some extent although
occasionally the cnnnoneers them
selves are forced 10 take refuge from
the pelting Of the hall whose coming
they are supposed 10 prevent Espe-
cial attention is invited 10 the fact
that II these experiments at Battle
Creek should he made at a time when
rain is about 10 occur through the
regular operations of nature, the fall
/ lacious theory that rain can he pro-
duCed by conclusion would be accept
ed by many people and further un-
necessary expenditure Of money
would probably result. ] am in fay-
or of any line of legitimate research
that may hold out the possibility Of
rain being created artihcially. but !
am opposed to the exploitation OF
such methods as have heretofore been
employed by ralnmakers and hall
shooters"