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Show WOULD ESTIMATE THE WATER IN ADVANCE Weather Bureau Proposes to Etab- llsh Snowfall Survey In Mountains. SALT LAKE, March 3 A. H. Thies son, director of the local weather bureau, has a plan by which tho cltj might estimate its annual water supply sup-ply in advance. He has offered to establish ft permanent snowfall sur-ey sur-ey on the watersheds From this, he says, Salt Lake could compllo data to ascortaln about how much aquatic nourishment It will reeoivo each year The proposition lb to have Uie government gov-ernment make tho snowfall sun 03 and the engineering department of the city attend the work of compiling the data. The government now makes surveys of snowfalls in various portions por-tions of the state, and It Is figured by Mr. Thlessen that aurvejs hero might be easily made and furnish valuable val-uable Information to the weather bureau bur-eau as well as give tho figures upon which tho euglneoring department could compile ostlmates Compilation of the survey figures, It Is said, would give a basis upon which the exact amount of surplus and regular water can be told as soon as the snowfall survoy of tho winter Is completed With this Information the city will bo able to prepare for conditions It must meet during the summer and garner any surplus it might be able to get in case tho snowfall snow-fall survoy shows a shortage In the regular water supply of tho hot season. sea-son. The proposition Is looked upon favorably by tho water officials, and it will bo submitted to the city commission com-mission in tho nenr future |