Show service to estai ES applications to enter the service wanted what instruments mr george N salisbury of the TJ S weather bureau and department of agriculture salt lake city THE that it is the desire of the chief of the weather bureau to establish a weather cr service in utah to cooperate the national bureau of the agricultural department by disseminating the forecasts and warnings of the bureau BO that the people of the territory at larse mav derive benefit there from such services are already established in a large number of states aud many have been in successful operation for several years colorado and nevada are examples stations of observation will be established in each county of the territory under the supervision of reliable observe era who will report to the salt lake ollice and the reports will be published and distributed tri buted monthly A of weekly weather crop bulletins will be a leading feature of the published reports during the growing season which will be valuable to the commerce and agri culture of the territory the instruments necessary for observations are the self maximum and minimum thermometers with a lattice work shelter for them I 1 and a ram guage aau measuring BUCK As the work is wholly voluntary there is DO pay for taking observations and the instruments will require to be purchased from private funds or by an appropriation of the city or town beun bild or chambers of commerce etc the expense tor the above set of instruments ie only about twenty dollars the time needed for taking and recording observations does not exceed ten minutes each evening and the work being entertaining entertain ins and of considerable interest to teachers students etc jt ia thought an intelligent observer can be readily secured it is requested that persons desiria de the appointment of observer for their respective counties file their applina ap lion at an early date ane following brief summary indicates the advantages to be derived from a state weather service 1 it will secure better forecasts by providing local daia to study in connection with storm movements 2 it brings the benefits of the national weather into the county by having the system ol 01 flag displays to warn of coming weather changes 3 it will eive to every county exact data ag to temperature and rainfall data which is becoming valuable as a source of information for the settler and in projects for developing arid land 4 it places within the reach of local agricultural societies ac curato observation which most prove of great value in studying climate for the adoption of cereals I 1 5 It bringa the science and methods ot the weather bureau into alie schools teaching pupils the application of science in fostering agriculture S it collects rainfall statistics that i are much valued by engineers for ansul tation when providing lor drainage of cities and towns 7 it provides accurate meteorological statistics for legal cases and will assist physicians in the practice of medicine when they can study disease in connection with reliable climatic statistics of their locality 8 the weather and crop reports published being reliable and official will discourage alia unfounded rumors and dishonest speculation that in the have injured the farmers by lowering prices or making their lands un productive alio chief of the weather bureau desires that mr salisbury take steps to establish this service throughout the territory and afterward conduct it in connection present duties |