Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-11-20
TEMPERATURE
REPORT TOGO
ALL over U.S..
Arrangements Made for
Weather Report Of Browns
vile to be Sent Out on
Weather Bureau Circuit

Through the efforts of the Browns
Vile Chamber of Commerce the
Brownsville weather report viii! be
placed on the Weather Bureau cir-r'-
and telegraphed to the most important
cite. in the United States twice eaca
day. these reports being published 'D
practically all Of the metropolitan news
papers.
The Chamber of Commerce made its
initial attempt to have the Brownsville
report placed on the weather bureau
circuit early in the year. the matter be-
irg taken up with the department Of az
riculture on March II of this year. Con
siderable correspondence ensued, iht
Chamber Of Commerce pointing out tha-
many cotsmission men and other bLsi-
ness firms in the north were greatly
interested in Valley weather reports. as
the Valley was generally regarded ss
one Of the principal truck and citirs
producing sections Of the South. A.ser
the establishment of the weather oU
rcau here, with w. ]. Schnurbuscl N
charge, the request of the Chamber Il
Commerce received more favorable CON
sideration. and the following letter re-
ceived this morning, indicates that he
department has decided not only to crm-
ply with the request of the Chamber cf
Commerce. but to supplement it ay
sending the report to a number of ciries
not included in the list included al the
request:
Mr.. c. l.. Jessup, Manager. Chamber
of Commerce, Brownsville. Texas.
Receipt is acknowledged of your let
ter Of November 1. 1922. i'm which ynu
request that the Brownsville report lie
telegraphed to certain cities il the
north.
| am pleased to inform you that ar
rangements will be made by the Wealth
er Bureau to place the Brownsville re-
port OF circuits which will enable both
the am. and pm. reports to be received
Mt the following Weather Bureau air
ces:
Little Rock. Ark. Louisville. Ky;
Dayton. Ohio: Chicago. Ill: New Or
leans. La; Pittsburgh. Pa; Springfield.
H.. Vicksburr, Miss: Chattanooga,
Tenn: Tcrre IIaute. Ind: Columbus.
Ohio; Nashville. Tenn; Indianapo IS.
Ind; Cincinnati. Ohio; Washington, ,.
G.
This will accomplish n much wider
distribution of these reports than is re-
aues.cd by you and includes all Of the
cities that you named with the c<ocp-
tion of Kansas City. Unfortunately
Kansas City is so situated with rcia-
tion to the Weather Bureaus telegrarh
circuits that it cannot be included with
out considerably larger expense than va
feel justified in incurring at this '.me
However. | trust that the arrange
ments that have been made will De en-
tirely satisfactory to you
The report will appear on all q, the
weather maps and bulletins issued Fl on
the Weather Bureau offices that r.-
ceive it.
(Signed) Henry c. Wallace.
Secretary.
The department of agriculture will
also he requested to place the Browns
Vile weather bureau on the circuit 70
ceiving reports from the principal CO.
les of the country in order that The To-
cal mcteorologist may have data 1t his
command for the compiling of comoicte
forecasts for the Valley. At present the
bureau receives only the regular fore
cast, but by placing il on the ~ircnit
and giving il the report from the ,.,ain
certers data will be secured whereby
reliable local forecast may be compiled
The Chamber of Commerce has also
devoted considerable attention to secur-
ing of better reports on river stages.
this matter having been taken up with
the war department in January While
no definite information has been e.
ceived. confidence is expressed that gcv-
ernment gauges will be placed at me or
two points below Mission and reports
received aud disseminated through ~.
Brownsville weather bureau.