Show protection AGAINST WIND the cyclone is IB one of those problems of the upper deep that are unknown in IB this region and we are altogether will ing that this lack of intimacy should continue we go sod times betimes have a pretty stiff breeze but not am to much more than a gale and seldom even ap in violence hurricane a is as ae much 1110 more ter te while a cyclone bitile than even a full fledged hurricane storm we everead ever bad in s Is the worst comparison with our wildest mildest zephyra the physical forms formation ut of the country to Is unfavorable to the engendering of great wind storms A writer of some repute frederick E R hill speaking of the discussions going on in the western states regard log ind ey cyclones clones and the terrible damage resulting laUing ref m says that as an architect and a person of observation he be declines to accept the idea that natural forms forces possess supernatural power or that it is useless to make preparation pa par ration tAllon to meet slay any force which can be measured he believes that it la Is possible to build structures which will defy cyclones and the kansas city indorses endorses indor ses his bis position there is certainly need of preaching the doctrine of strength to 10 for the tendency of late year in he be cyclone belt bell as everywhere else has been towards lightness and ana slight slightness lIess in building boil ding the modern farm house on the prairie is a flimsy ed with the ancient arm houses bouee of new england borland built of hewed timbers tim bere fastened with wilb wooden pins as strong as the bull of a ship which it took all the men in the neighborhood to maiee balse ra iee at aid d in kansas city as in other western cities it has been found necessary oe ceary to regulate by ordinance the thickness of brick walli wall so are builders jt it is held bold that the proper thing to do to Is to adjust the architecture of a corn com to the natural conditions condit lone pro availing vai ling dg and thus abua when people know knew that they are in a cyclone belt they should build low and strong etro nt this would seem to require no argument |