Show RAINFAll BLESSING I TO UTAH F ARMER While Downpour Stopped State Fair Attendance It Gave Dry Farming Impetus SHOWERS WERE COPIOUS I Rain Bain General Over State for Severa Several i Days and Agriculturalists Rejoice How I do you like tho the weather I la Is lanly only a simple question but It was sufficient suf sur to bring forth hundreds of vary vary- replies from tho citizens of Salt Lake ake l yesterday upon the visitation of the the first snowfall of the tho season On th the nature and occupation of the per person Llon son eon asked depended largely the char- char of or the reply Pessimists refused to lo reply while city optimists and farmers farmers farm farm- fers ers gloried In the tho the excess of oC moisture ind nd the benefits It extended to next seasons season's crops Shortly before noon when the large I white flakes commenced to fall faU the feminine population was sent scurryIng scurrying scurry- scurry ing to the dark recesses of the home where heavy coats and furs found peace pearly early last spring Their TheIl usefulness however was of short duration for be before before be- be fore 3 0 o'clock clock In the afternoon Old Sol had Iliad come out smiling and winter wraps W were rc rated as a a. handicap But more rain in the tho evening re established their standing I As an example of or the replies ed from the tho friends of oC the farmers Pro- Pro L. L A. A Merrill director of tho the extension division of oC the Agricultural colle college e says flays that the rain Is worth a dollars to the dry farm Carm wheat t rowers growers of Utah The dry farmers aid ald ho who have their wheat In the ground have reason to rejoice It Is a a. Jow Jow 10 drizzling rain which Is absorbed to o a great s depth and assures a l good rop for th the coming year car i It Is just such tich w weather ather as this that t makes make's dr dry farming arming possible I rook Took Different View VIen ift tl For the city man not feeling his direct connection with the dry farmer and d to work worl outdoors while the he heavens weep there was a different w i-w and their replies were not nol flooded Hooded with optimism In n fact the they were tinged with words word prohibited b by the postal authorities Ask the weather man replied one pessimist According to A. A K l-L Thiessen 1 suction director of the tho local weather office the rain aiu was a good thing for the thc farmers Carmels rond nd have been worse for city olic In support of his statements re regarding regarding re- re garding elt city folk he produced data to show how that the total rainfall yesterday was vas only 60 of an inch while In a certain twenty four hours last month It amounted mounted to Lii inches The Sept September record which was mado on the Is Js the tho heaviest September Sep Sep- ember rainfall for Cor twenty four four hours since ince 1874 with two exceptions September September Sep- Sep ember 24 1908 it amounted to Inches and September 24 4 1900 the total rainfall was inches This years year's record was 85 I Precipitation Vm Heavy The hea heavy y rains of oC the latter part ot of f September said Mr h Thiessen mark mart the tho breaking of the big blA drouth which commenced last June The total r rainfall for tor the month of September was vas Inches or vr an excess of 78 or of f an inch The total rainfall since January 1 is II Inches below normal I The rains have haye been heen general I throughout hout tho state and will be bo a a. I great teat benefit to the farmers in aiding their heir fall plowing and enlarging their water supply Differing from Crom other years ears cars the first snowfall In the city and nd surrounding hills occurred at tho the same ame time Heretofore the snows In inthe the tho tie hills ha c e preceded those in the city Ity b by several weeks Conference visitors are offered some relief elief in yesterdays yesterday's s forecast of the tho weather man who promises a clear olear da day and nd perhaps a little warmer on Tues- Tues day ay |