New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

f,,rs and planters but specific examples Of what the
rnctons have done for many other lines Of endeavor
p be found all of them being taken from letters that
80 come to the bureau which personally have seen.
ne lie The question Of floods. Flood warnings are ind
soble TO all river industries, well to the opera
pens carried on in the lowands subject to inundation
AZ coon as the bureau issues warning that flood is
lining cattle are removed from bottom lands, and
I IRONS as can be cut before high water reaches the
L,tened district are harvested Such warnings give
cr,cn opportunity to remove their fishing apparatus
-, the water so as TO avoid damage from driftwood
d Iogs brought down on the flood. Along the river
,cts in many towns and cities the Easements of
t|,,s,s and other buildings usually submerged at
bob water and accurate forecast about the rise of NV
- enables business to move their goods to the
,,cer floors Often these men consult the predictions
fr+ how high the water will run, and thus avoid max
g. useless transfer of the goods if the water is not
ra,o 70 reach the high mark. Forecasts of rising water
great help to all men in charge Of locks, dams, and
80 and warn them to strengthen and protect the
property under their care.
cTRIKING instances of the manifold ways in which
, the Weather Bureau affects all classes Of people
"'T fishermen in the Columbia River claim that the en-
,c f salmon from the ocean is affected by the water
ssge and that by watching the river forecast squirt
- he r,o of fish can be predicted with fair accuracy.
]" The humidity records are used by silk and candy
manufacturers.
,~e9f dug are removed from the fields when a sudden
cold snap IS predicted.
Nam ~rncrs consult the weather predictions before
bev fc what day they will kill hogs for the Saugh
,or requires cool weather.
''rn ,..rnia. where the raisin crop is extremely
aI,afl. many dollars saved by the bureau warn
GOO +ha DRYERS that rain is coming and that the drying
raisins must he protected.
d ;l~.. rs organize their Snow-hghtng equipment in
,crorins with information Of snowstorns sent out by
no hire.
p,,.rs use the predictions in advising patients
Terrg with tonSilitiS, inflammation OF the throat or
Tho - ,tockmen in the West again and again
,r1af through the warnings of the bureau, To hurry
heir stock from the ranges to shelter and thus AVOID
besI-,. a.-,, from Billiards and northcrs.
The business Of protecting shipping and commerce
f,, storms is alone tremendous branch Of the bu-
- work Storm warnings displayed at nearly
bre hundred points along the Atlantic. Pacific, and
C Coasts and the shores of the Great Lakes, taking
IN every port and harbOr OF Importance 1t Is matter
Of record that this service has become so trustworthy
and has worked so efficiently that scarcely any storm
NJ market danger to maritime interests has occurred IN
wears without having been preceded by twelve to TWEEN
-. forr hours by ample warning. In this connection
he ro-,. received from the West Indies particu-
ar1, Valuable because they warn the bureau OF the ap-
oac those terrific hurricanes which sweep the Gull
and Atlantic Coasts from July to October.
Even the great business OF manufacturing owes much
70 the bureau This is specially true OF those who manu-
iac,~a articles that will be affected by changes IN tenn
neratrre moisture and other elements OF weather
This s1rles 10 certain stages in the manufacture OF
blung varnsh oils, cement, lime Dicks paper pioIo
qraDbic supplies chocolate candy, and various acids
In summertime the great excursion enterprises ana
outdoor amusement companies depend almost en-
tirelv on what the bureau says the weather VIII be-
B- the service does not collect information from dry
land alone 1t gets similar bulletins and messages con
cerning meteorological conditions pertaining TO the
oceans from TWO thousand cooperative observers on YES
sells Of war and commerce and other sailing craft Many
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