| Show nOISE BOISE IDAHO OK THI WEST Attacked by K H B Dunn Hl Hot lIuI Wave age Theory Special Correspondence Boise Dolse Idaho Sept 10 OIn In an article b by y Mr K r n U Dunn formerly an official of ot the U 8 S weather bureau published i In iii n the Washington Star of nt Sept 7 T 1901 I the he of or the lie entire west ut are at attacked attacked attacked tacked through tho thin setting netting forth of ot the theory th r that litigation Irrigation In the west went Is tho the cause c of the phenomena known an IU heat waves Ies and on this account the benefits of f irrigation are more mo than outweighed by y the evils evil resulting The Th chief of the weather elther bureau and tip hiS entire professional lonAl staff itaf having ex tJI hI ritt I have jin re and sItu collectively condemned the theory Ih as III absurd IU and as u calculated to In the west cat If It accepted The author E stAtes slates tte that the heat beat wave arM low areas that develop over the thaI region of or tho Moun Moon talus jack moisture Inure mure slowly sloW titan other low pressure pleasure areas anti subject the tho people stock and crops In lii tho the eastern states tates to n a pro prolonged prolonged prolonged longed period of heat If It such puch be true Irue then lien the addition of or moisture through litigation Irrigation would tend to quick quicken en ton the movement of the tho tie heat Irrigation III In he the wo wot t bo bu n a benefit to the people of or the thin cast st rather than nn tot evil 11 since lIne tho th heat waves receiving moisture would move rapidly and shorten the tho duration of time the heat period Tho Thu efforts of oC the author to convey the tho Impression that heat boat waves 1118 that linger over the lie plateau region are nrc Ito tho result of ot Irrigation must fall fail since lince tho time records of ot tho the weather bureau extend extending extendIng ing lug back to the time when hemi Irrigation wall not In practice In tho the provo that heat waves lucre have ever eler de do developed developed In iii the lie plateau pin region end and drift drifted ed ml eastward notch much after tho ho fashion of those ot or the tho past season Furthermore they lire nic likely to go on developing In Inthe the tho lie ns M In time the past without al alteration Mans Inns to change chance plan hs to tu climate aro are puny amid It Is III my Impression c that the generally accepted theory y that Irrigation has baa a II tendency to tel temper t the climate and make It mori h through h In Increased increased creased cd evidence of ot husbandry Is III true trueNo trueNo trueNo No material mat rIal chance Is likely to take place hi h the west nest through tiri Irrl Irrigation gation and certainly no amount of moisture distributed over oler the lie west will wilt affect the climate of or the tho cast east in tho the least S 0 M itt B |
