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ACJRICTI/rrUAI. AI'IMtolMUATION BILL, V-Kli. 73 



Mf. Skinnkk. May 1 iisk. tlu'ii, t<» Imvr soiiii* other exliiliit ioIiIhmI^ 

 In otluT words. I want to niak*' sun* altout this. 



Mi-. Andkhso.n. That $l.*).(M)(l, I muU'rstainl. ri'pri'st'Hts, as Mi. 

 flump statt's, a transfor (»f niiothor item into this itnn. So it does 

 not repri'.MMit an actual incicasr in the sum avaihiltlc for this |tMi- 

 pose this year, ^^'e will ^(» into the a(le<|uafv of the amount. .Mr. 

 Skiiniei'. when wc ^«'t tliese ;renth'men u|) liere. and lind out uhout it. 



WEATIIKW HUKIvVr. 



STATEMENTS OF PROF. C. F. MARVIN. CHIEF OF BUREAU; MESSRS. 

 J. WARREN SMITH AND W. R. GREGG. METEOROLOGISTS OF 

 WEATHER BUREAU. 



OKXKRAL STATKMENT OK WOIIK. 



Mr. AxnKnsoN. The next item is on paire .''7. \\'eathei- I'mieau. 



Mr. Makmx. Mr. Anilerson, I think the connnittee understands 

 uheadv verv fullv the nature of the work of the Weather Bureau, 

 that it is cliiefly a j)ro<;ram of daily service to tlie people in the 

 collections of observations and furnishin<r (hiily forecasts in rcL^ard 

 to the weathei'. ^^'e think there is a «;reat economic benefit in that 

 service and I would like to read a couple of letters here, very short 

 ones, in support of that. This i.s a letter from the Broadway Niarket 

 Co., Detroit. Mich., to tiie local oflicial in ciiarge of this woilv. .Mi-. 

 Norman li. C'on<rer. and reads as follows: 



-NOKMAN B. CONGKK, 



Chief of riiitcd States Wcat/icr Hiirrati, 



l.U'i MnJcHfir liKildiiiti. Cifii. 



Mr Dkar Mk. Conokk : 1 want to itersonall.v, also in lu'lialf of the Hroadwa.v 

 .Marki't Co.. thank .von very much for th«' infoiniation rriranlin;.' weather lon- 

 «litions recently jiiven u.s hy y(»u while installing: a new roof on our huildin;:. 



The information as niveii us hy you ea<'h day governed our daily work of 

 remi>vin;: the old roof and installing: the new. It wa.s worth real dollars and 

 <ents to us and we wish to express our thanks to you pers^mally for it. 

 Very triily yours, 



Thk Hroadway Markkt. 

 R. S. Whitk. 



General Mannficr. 



That expression. " was worth real doHars and cents to us," is a 

 ^ood thin<r. We are performinir that sort of service every day all 

 over the United States. This other letter is si<;nificant, also. This 

 is from the Standard Oil Co., New York City, dated Octoher 27, 

 192*J, addressed to the Chief of the Weather Bureau, and is as fol- 

 lows : 



•Mr. Chaki.ks F. Marvin. 



Vliiif I'liitctI Slotcx Wfatlirr Bureau, 



WaMliiiiotou, I). C 

 Dkar Sir: I)uriii;: tlie hurricane in the Yucatan Channel and Oidf of Mexico 

 la.Mt week a numher of our steamers were in i-lose proximity to tlie center of 

 this disturhance. 



l>ue largely to the accurate an<l prompt information which we received dally 

 from your othce and .Mr. Kimhall. of your New York oflice. we were ahle to 

 keej* the masters of our vessels fully advi.sed of tlie course this storm was 



