Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-06
To ESTABLISH
WEATHER STATION
At UN|VE RS|TY
Commercial Club to Buy
Equipment in Connection
With Climate Advertising
Campaign,

with the all Of the Commercial club
u weather observatory. "a branch of
J The United States station at Santa Re
/ ia a. be established ~ the University
~ New Mexico The club viii pur-
chase the equipment Prof Charles
IT. kirk. head Of the department Of
geology al the school, VIII superintend
/ the installation of the office and d.
rect the operation when il is com
lpleted
The Commercial club has praoti-
cally committed Itself to the plan.
only few minor details remain 10
be settled and this will be done prob
ably today al a meeting of Professor
/ Kirk, g. - Cushman. president. and
George A. kaseman. former president
Of the club.
WIN Cost $500 Ia $500
Professor Kirk expects 10 order the
instruments this week The obscrVa-
tory viii he completely fitted up AMI
lieady for turning out pragnosticatious
early In september The professor
Intends 90 train advanced students 10
take the observations under his sl-
peryision, As he Will not have time to
do the work alone.
The place is TO be equipped as fully
ne any United States observatory, AZ
most from the start The apparatus
viii cost the club between $500 and
5000 The expense. Professor XIX
pointed out Is iustifiablc because Of
the clubs euJnpalgn to capitalize the
Albuquerque climate
The observatory Is bound To he
come the most important In New
Mexico IN the opinion of the profes.
sof That ~ Santa Zee is at too high
altitude Go fairly represent the cli-
matte conditions If the state. and that
at Roswell the only other observatory
in the state s in valley and off 10
the southeastern corner.
Location Hest In state.
The observatory here viii be- MS
nearly centrally located hH n is pos
sihlc to locate q station in the state
At The university IA Will hc ai an al |
titude whore the weather conditions |
OF he state can be accurately re- I,
corded. II viii be far enough from /
the mountains and also far enough /
from the lilo Grandc 50 that they will .
not have any abnormal Influence on /
the observations.
The equipment viii be set up In the 1
lilNlh DAHlNllN 81 Afi' tfilN'lNliN AlVNIt e
pr David K. Boyd president already 4
has given his consent. In fact. real .
izing the importance Of the ubserva \
tory 10 the university, he has in
formed Professor Kirk that he viii
give him all the room he needs if he
las to ask for an addition to another
The university observatory probably
Will he operated az branch Of the
santa Fe station Professor XIX has 4
been comforting with Prof Charles T..
I.inney. director AT Santa Zee. relative
10 this arrangement Professor Linz
ney has signifled his willingness "a Coz
operate with Professor Kirk
Albuquerque on Map.
Through Professor Linney's assist
,ncc, Professor Kirk hopes 10 place
All uqucrquo upon the government
Weather maps.
bulletins will he issued twice week
n. according 10 Professor Kinks pres
mi plans. Daily reports, however,
viii deal with The amount of sun
hine during the period they cover.
he wind the condition Of the stmos
ihete as to humidity and the rainfall
Observations on these conditions Will
,e taken hourly