The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-06-07

Of july 10 Chicago, were followed ny
rs rains. Whereas IN three. years
whore the Attn Of July has been OBJ
served in the sane" manner, mo
rains have occurred.
In 1890 Congress appropriated
50. 100000 for rain making expert
ments and placed Gen. Dyrenforth
in charge lie proceeded to West
Texas. about 1875 miles Southwest
OF my ranch headquarters and there
fired heavy charges of powder from
the earth and also put up some bal
looms filled with gas which he OK
ploded In the upper strata. His re-
ports indicate that his battles were
followed by heavy rains No one
seemed to take sufficient interest to
obtain another appropriation from
Congress. and no individual seemed
willing to continue the experiments
mt his own expense until Fl years
after when necessity prompted me
to organize the work on a practical
basis and get at it,
have been quite willing to keep
banging away at cost of from $500
to $1,000 a battle and fortunately
have made money as a result In
/ looking backward | am led TO won
der why some one did not do this
work in a practical way many years
ago. then / wonder why did not
get at Sc good many years ago, the
facts were there and only needed 20
be compiled and made use Of. but
the time did not seem right Never
the-less am very well pleased with
even the late use that has been
made of these facts
We are still long ways from a
complete knowledge Of the laws gov
erning rain production. For ia
stance. we don't know why the in
strumen,s show a decrease Of hum
ldlty shortly after a battle begins.
we used 10 think there should be an
Increase. We don't know how high
the vibrations carry and how much
hey disturb the upper strata. but
we do know that the molecular VIZ
braton OF the atmosphere carries the
sound Of shots from 40 TO 90 miles.
We get reports from towns surround
ing Post city, telling us when they
began TO hear the firing and how con
dltions OF wind and atmosphere
changed gradually i'm their own par
ticular localities and when rain be-
gan Il viii be remembered that the
rains which we produce are local
and we have no definite knowledge
OF why they should come from one
point at one time. and other points
at other times.
IL can be readily seen that We are
still in the primary school. so far as
a complete education In this rain
making art Is concerned We keep
accurate records Of conditions and re-
suits and al the end OF two years OF
rain making. these records viii be
turned over TO the Agricultural de-
partment 20 solve the problems 10
the mean time We 20 on in a prac-
teal way and get the rains which
make our crops and grow our grass
in the pastures
Locate fifteen firms stations a.
bout ESQ yards apart and as Far ~
possible In a straight lire. this win
make a battle line about two miles
long No station shall BE- nearer thar
three or four hundred yards -o
house In order % D. l-.ts SIRE chat
no windows viii De- broken 81 ire
pressure OF the air A. s1-e o-s %
.hese stations build a s.ss,s ty Sac
ING two pieces o. fx r-,e- 90
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