Show TO Th mm EXTEND WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE i. i FOR BENEFIT BIT f OF oi UTAH RURAL DISTRICTS 0 r Plans arc b being in formulated 1 b by y A. A H IL Thiessen fj en section director in chargo Q of of tho tho weather cather bureau in this cit city to sem se e. e cur from curd from m the tho government at Washington Washing Washington t ton n the means of or a moro more general J dissemination dis dis- of the tho weather forecasts issued issued is issued is- is sued by b tho bureau here and from trout the head headquarters of tho bureau at Washing Washing- ton tou for or tho benefit of n agriculturists ir ir- ir- ir onis stockmen and engineers in nil all parts of the state Tho rho growing value value- of tho the weather l forecasts to tho the people whoso whose affairs aro uro affected by weather l changes and tho the growing appreciation of ot these pie pIc and aud interests of tho value and worth north of o these forecasts coupled with wit h the tho rapidly increasing value of or tho UIO stock interests and the a agricultural in in- in interests ter g of tho the state stale arc are tho r reasons that Thiessen to endeavor en Director are aro prompting deavor or to extend the service Ic o In 80 when tho the weather bureau burc first ir t b began an the time di of or forecasts fore ca casts astir t s. s said Mill tid Di Director rector in dis lis discussing cu cussing sin tho the means and methods of disseminating dis dis- the tho information originating ori in the tho weather bureau burl the ani only avail ani avail available able means eans of or giving ivin general circular tiou tion to lo the forecasts were tho the mails the tho telegraph and time the posting postin by bulletins I Ir r anti and nd flags fia L I Forecasts Widely Videly Distributed The forecasts received cil a very very- n wido distribution and Tacked indeed tho the value oC or the forecasts t to the manufacturing com coin commercial mercial an and agricultural t interests ts wore were not realized so fO that tho the extent of nf tho the distribution was as no as us wido ido n as could be bu bit as time prore progressed led and anel as the iIO forecasters forecaster became more expert the I bureau became enlarged cd an and the public in general became educated as to 10 tho value alue of tho the forecasts and anil learned to apply apply- them to their peculiar needs new met methods ho s Hero ivero used But Hut But these new nc methods had hall to do a 1 great deal leal with the growth of the till country in other directions That is tho the more general use of tho the telegraph the j invention nn and general u uj use c of th time telephone the jn institution of tho TIlT rura rural 1 free delivery rJ h by tho postoffice department an ant and the tho further utilization of the means at nt hand haDJ The These means n in eluded tho announcement of tho forecasts fore fore- casts by In- Inthe bythe the whistles hi tI of locomotives cI the tIll displaying displaying- of or flags from trains nil am nn the more l displaying of weather e flags in all 11 communities which could be reached h by oy the The The fhe telegraph service enic hein being greatly extended hot both by br private comp companies and 1011 the tl government the latter jn-inri jn pally along the yen sea oat coast and in the themore themore more fp f sparsely ly 1 settled regions riom Mail Distribution Unsatisfactory The ITh distribution bv mail has lias ha some somo drawbacks When a n forecast i is for for- Ululated and anal on to postal Beards cards these tho are arc delivered to the postoffice as IS quickly as ns possible hat but even e t hen the tile recipient may mn not net Tol t hi hip i- i mail until an afternoon and ana much of tho the of or tl the forecast i is lost Jost to him Mm Thin Tho problem of distribution of nf forecasts foremast fore fore- mast casts 1st is this Tim The f forecasts arc re forms formu hated Jat in this at nt about 00 O o'clock in then tho and are arc made for n of or thirty six hours gener generally ally any forecasting the weather for the omin u r iu night anti and the succeeding dar dam Jn In order to take advantage o of this short llOrt range forecast one should receive o it atan at atan an hour JInT The JJ jo lt It a as t f soon form 1 ns as formulated is js over aver th the r and receives receives re rr rl e a n distribution ns tit already tinted noted The TH most ro recant v nt development in forecast forecast fore fore- rH cast t i is by br means 10 of or the thc f 1 nl Tin flue r t r bureau hay lias re rev t 1 the moct lIlo t lJ hearty arh co of or nil all telephone t throughout the Iho country Tn this thi state elate the forecasts forecasts' arc v. v given ln to fo to tho they principal companies com nani who in to turn In to their thir centrals centra's the state and nay subscribed luh nl i Y set et ct the forecast t after 10 0 o'clock eJ J bv Jw merely canine calling no D their central ral This i is R t the h. h most efficient method now noT ed edin lo to distri distribute uitto weather cather forecast lion lo to those having i nf telephones t Telephones Are Aro Used This class of i is in creasing in not Jot only j in n t the 11 cit cities ies but also in the rural communities Tn the ol older N states Town Tow for example it is esti- esti ti that one half the farmers h have c and there the thc forecast distribution dis llis' is efficient Rut But to reach those thoe persons who two have hac not the t service ot other her means are arc resorted to tn Weather bureau offices have havo operating co-operating with threat them sons id to in whom JOIn they thy telegraph the forecasts mind find who disseminate ih the Iho iu in by 11 of flu flags ns as i is k done in this city from time tho r buildings timers Others 11 have private Ji hues linos and amid dit distribute to their neighbors Postmasters also al o co operate with tile the weather r H b 11 bv In- the meio 1 h. h addressed ad ad- addressed forecasts on postal cards previously dressed res' res and also the rural nral free delivery carriers have small slips Ilip on which tin til forecasts t 1 arc printed print ell which they thc dron Aron hIt into 0 U the boxes of or cr receiver o of mall mail Alon their routes To Extend Service It is tho the hope of or t the office in Silt Lako Cit City to to greatly extend the tho th pies pies- distribution of forecasts so that of fruits tho the largo number of growers rot and grains rain may Y receive t the tho o benefits of this public i service e. e At the limo present time tho service is extended as much as practicable with th tho the means nt at our disposal disposal disposal dis dis- but it is js hoped by tho the next fiscal year year to establish many mans moro distributing ing n stations There aro are now but two 0 general distributing ting ting- stations in this state receiving tho the reports from this thris office for dissemination in their neighborhoods neighborhoods neigh neigh- Provo and Logan LOjan It maj may bo said Raid parenthetically at nt this time that anyone ma may receive receive the forecast each cach morning by b- calling up his central on the telephone The plans for tho the more general distribution distribution dis dis- of or this information that a greater number of tho the public may receive receive re re- the thc benefit of this thi public service service ic ef arc being carefully aref considered d and studied in this office and the thc results of this study will wilt 1 bo be 0 forwarded to Washington ton with ith a request for tho the n adoption adoption op option tion of the plans as determined here as soon as thc they aro completed |