Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-17
FOsTER'sWEATHER BULLETIN

Washington, Feb 17.--(Copyrighted,
1912, by w. T. Foster) Last bulletin
gave forecasts OF disturbance to cross
continent February 10 to 23. warm
wave 2Sth to 22d. cool wave 21st to
25th. This disturbance is expected to
average warmer than usual and cause
an increase in precipitation. The
storms will be of more than usual
force west of meridian 80 and will de-
Icrease in force as they approach east
ern sections.
Not far from February Is sudden
increase of the storm forces on many
parts of the earth has been expected
and predicted. Great sunspots were
also predicted and the results will be
mentioned in coming bulletins. The
effects of this great disturbance may
be extended to all parts of the cont.
nent and will probably cover the week
of February Is to 81. This bulletin
will be published at good time to
call attention and observe the results
of this great planetary event.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about February 22, cross Pacific
slope by close of 23d, great central
valleys oath to 26th, eastern sections
9th. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about February "a, great central
valleys 26th, eastern sections 2Sth.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about February rs, great central val.
leys 9th, eastern sections goth.
This disturbance will have greatest
force on western parts of the CONT
nent but will continue in greater force
than usual across eastern section and
onto the Atlantic. Precipitation will be
above the average of the month in the
northwest and in the southern states.
My January forecasts were good
enough for all purposes. Excepting
these bulletins no forecasts ever
equaled them. They were good for all
parts of the continent and | will al
ways be satisfied with all forecasts
that are as good. First part of Feb
ruary forecasts were not so good The
storm waves were on time, but / had
predicted a cool wave where and when
the severe cold wave came in. The
predicted freezing and thawing for
February occurred as foretold and win
ter grain will show the bad effects
during April and May.
In December and first of January
holders of cotton were advised not to
sell and those who held made SIS a
bale by doing So Cotton had gone
down 81 bale during the past year
and a panic in prices was impending.
believe the advice given out through
these bulletins and privately turned
the tide. That great depression in
prices of cotton was serious and
threaten a general panic. The cotton
mills of Europe and America had man.
ufactured cotton fabrics from high
priced cotton and when the raw mate
rial fell to half price the mills could
not sell without great loss. That fact
had much to do with the great strikes
in the cotton mills and the financial
world was on the eve Of great panic.
Looking ahead at the cotton crop
weather of 1912 could see that prices
must go up and l gave such advice to
many cotton mills that were in dis
tress. The prices Immediately stopped
the decline and the clouds OF financial
distress so began to clear away Some
body manipulated the cotton markets
and came near causing a great finan'
cial panic. If the hogs would keen
their feet out Of the trough there would
be an abundance for all"
Readers of these bulletins should not
forget that late in November holders
of grain were advised not to SELL Grain
OF Canada and the states is now worth
millions of dollars more than it was
| bringing two months ago. The abovf
statement indicates how vastly val
liable long range weather forecasts
may be.
| Next bulletin will give general fore
casts of crop weather of March. Six
months of the crop growing season are
now Immediately before us and l pro-
pose that these weather bulletins shall
be much more valuable during that six