Show reports from many sources the federal weather service as it was then callej called began in 1871 to receive weather reports by telegraph on which to base weather maps and forecasts there were nt at that time only 55 stations sending in telegraphic reports they were rill nit in the united states and a all it but seven of them were wera mississippi river at the east of the the mops maps and forecasts pr present eisent time of the weather bureau issued by tile united states department of agriculture are made from reports received from stations by electric telegraph and cable lines and by radio transmission from ships nt at sea these over widely distributed stations are separated parts of tile the globe they the ahli philippines include the asiatic coast and in the far jast east canada the islands of the Paci pacific alaska the europe west eat indies and northwestern |