AGRKM-I.TIHAI, AI'lMKtlMUATfON HILL, l'J24. 75 



tcniis. Tlit'y lire ti>let;i*iiplu>«l to tU>Mlcnnt<fl (■<*nt«TH. wliori'nn !!»•>• an* furtlier 

 «llsst'iniii)it<M| liy t<>l<>urii|>li. tflt>p)i()ii«>. mill iiiiiil nml an- piiIiIInIii>«1 In Siiniliiy 

 iiikI .Mi>ii(Iii.\ pJiiK'is. 'I'lirsr outlooks orik'iiDilly wero Ititi'iiitt-^j iiiurr piirtlfii- 

 liirly for a;:rl('Ultiiial InttTcsts l>nl tlu'lr vaiin" was soon r4'<o'^'iil/.<-<| liy iiuitiii- 

 faftiiriTS, i-ullroa<ls, sliip|i<T<. niid nfJirr < i>iimicn i.il tiitiii-tv ntnl nri- ••Mm 

 sivt'ly iist'd liy tlu'iii. 



(h) ShippCfx' ftH'CfUstx. I''ii|(tj|>l n "I III nil liiiilM i ■•iiijMi ,, I ill i--< ••\|>«-< li-«l 



within th** nt-xt 'J4 to \V\ liourH iiri' ina<li- daily tliiritiu tin- \viiit«*r nionlliM hy 

 olllc lals in ilmrirr of stations l(M-Mt«>il in i-<iiiinn'n'lal cfiitt'Cs for iIm* L;ni>lan<f> 

 (»f sliipiKTs oi pfiislial'lf |inMiu<'ts. Tla-y arc also issiifd from linn' to time aw 

 tH'ttision (liMnanils during tli«> Hiimni«>r months \vli«Mu>v«>r tfm|N>ratiii'fs In cx- 

 (■«'Hs of W^ ari' »'\|H-<-t»il. Shipna'nts of prrishahh' iiriMpii-tH an* n-u'iHafinl 

 Ity th»>s»' fonsasts t(» a hirpi* dc^'roi". and the savings in I«»hm of fiMMlstnfTM 

 an<l in rhiinis for damat:i's in transit amoimr to s«*\«'ral million dollnrs an- 

 nually in siK'li shipping ci-nttMs as New Vori<, Chitapt. and i'lillad<-l|>lila. 



(»•) Wnniiixjs f>/ /liioiiti iitxl rrpiHts of rinr Mltii/rM. — Tin' riv«T ami Hood 

 sfrvlcc of tli«' liurcau siipj>lit's \varnln;.'s of nncomlnK ll<»<Mis an<l danp-roiis 

 h ;;h \VHt«'r an<l also pivos advlci'S of river sta;:es for mivipafion imhI oih»*r pur- 

 I>ost's at times ordinary <-onditions prevail. In ilie far N\est snow measure- 

 ments and surveys ;;ive useful advices eon(i'niin.r snmnier water s)ii>ply for 

 streani-tlow irrigation, etc. 



The IIoimI warnings of the Weather r.urean have resulted in the saving of 

 thotisands of lives and millions of dollars worth <»f projierty. iMirini: the prent 

 tlood of the last sprini.' in the Mississijipi Kiver very a<<uralf warninsrs we.e 

 ;:iven from one to four weeks in advance. It is estimated that th»» value <»f 

 I>ro|H'rty siivtsl hy Weather lUireau Mood warninirs durin;; th s one Hood was 

 ahour .is.tXNt.tKMi. The total losses as reiwu-ted was ahont .S17.(HM».(MMi. or the 

 Weather Bureau warninjis deerensod the possible loss l)y approximately .'iO [mm- 

 c»'nt. 



The following aekuowiedjjn'.ents of the efhcieney of our flood warninfT* Indi- 

 cate the pulilie reirard in whit-Ii they are hehl : 



From Davenport. Iowa, Times, of .\pril 2(>. ^'.'^2'2: 



"The ^^■eafher Hureau employees stationed n tlie territory from whi<-h data 

 come on whi<'h to base forecasts of the extent of floods alonir the Mississipi>i 

 Uiver are to In* con.i:ratulate<l upon the precision with which they foretold the 

 extent of the rise of the river in the last 10 days. Considerinir the lar>:e 

 volume of water at swtM'ps southward in tlu' channel of the ndphty Mississijipi, 

 the precision <if these forecasts is worthy of commendation as evidence of eth- 

 eiency an<l cooiieration on the part of all employees of the Weather Bureau." 



From the New York Herald of April 2!). lO'J-j': 



■■ What is to he done with the Mississ ppi is one of the endurin'.z problems of 

 the South. The \\(tvk of the Federal Weather Bur«'au n forecastinir tlie 

 water stape at various jioints between Cairo and New Orleans is helpful, as it 

 trives warniiif: when the peak may be expected. The de^'ree of accuracy attained 

 by the bureau is remarkable. For examiile. between 41' ."> and 48 fj'et was fore- 

 cast for Memphis by the end of .March. (Mi March SI and April 1 tlie stape was 

 4L'.(; feet." 



From II. M. ('asaels. Kllenton. S. ('.. on the Savannah Kiver: 



•■ Yon can not iniairine how much value your efforts to keei> all of ns i>os ed 

 relative to rivi-r cond. lions has been worth to all of us. ( »n several occasions I 

 jHTsonally know where it has saved thousands of dollnrs worth of timber and 

 stock." 



From the M«iline Blow Co., Illinois: 



" AVe wish to thank you for the cooperation triven us iluriir.: the rect nt hiu'h 

 waters he.i" in the Tricities. We apjueciate very mucli the service renderd and 

 it is really impossible to estimate the savinirs in da!ua:^tHl stock that we we e 

 able to jn-otect due to waminjrs issued by your deiiavtmenl." 



(t1) Storm ami liurriraiif ironiinffx. — Shippin-.; interests on the Atlantic. 

 Baciflc. and <?ulf coasts and the waters ad.)acent thereto ;ind in the fireat Lakes 

 are always fully warned of the ,Miii>roach of storms dan^'erous to shippinir. .V 

 special service is conducted for the puriMise of L'ivin;; warnings of hurricanes 

 to the coa.st re;,'ions of the South Atlantic and the (Julf of Mexico and to shi|is 

 in adjacent waters and in the Caribbean Sea. These advi<vs are an important 

 factor in the naviiratinjr of a u'reat many sliips (Mi,L'a'.re<l in ocean and lake tniirie. 

 W.irninu's of ;i sinirle hurricane are known to have detained in poi*t vessel.s. in- 

 ciudinLT their carjroes. valued at over .^l^iKKKt.oiMX With tlie wonderful protec- 

 tion alTorded hy radio communication siups at sea art" now constantly aware 



