Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-20 | Page 16 | Chicago Winds Blow Fogs to Los Angeles

S I CHICAGO WINDS BLOW BLOWS FOGS TO LOS ANGELES Sunny California Towle To Holds Record as Third Murkiest in U. U S. S CHICAGO April 20 AP Chicago Is called the WIndy City but the man who first termed it that referred to the kind of wInd some use I to sell soap and get votes A survey conducted Thursday by Frederick Rex municipal librarian revealed that last year in 24 cities In the United States having In cx cx- cess or of population Chicago ranked fourteenth in average wind velocity The nickname was one or of derisIon arising from a battle between four cities for lor the Columbia exposition In 1893 Dont pay any attention wrote Charles A. A Dana in the New York Sun uto to the nonsensical claims or of that windy city cHy The name has persisted through the years New York tied with Buffalo DuCalo for being be be- ing the windiest city in 1933 Each had 98 days das during which there was wac wasa a breeze of 32 miles nn an hour or more Cleveland had days Chicago's total was only 11 11 Los Angeles in sunny California I the records showed was the third city in the country having dense fog for 22 days New and Portland Ore were tied forthe lead with 25 each Chicago St S1 Louis and nd San Francisco tied for fifteenth with nine each However Los Angeles led In both sun and clear days I