A(;UI('ULTURAI. Ari*IU)lMUATI()N BUX, 1024. 87 



to tlu' Army ;iii<l Nii\y ami ihr I'osI ( )tlii(' 1 )c|>ui'tiiH-iit mmv iiiaU-- 

 riuUy. I have Iuti' rlmrt.s wliicli show tin- aiiwuy.s o\rr wliiili the 

 Wur Di'partiiu'iit is now operating from here to New York, to 

 Ijan^K'V Kit'ltl, and to Dayton, ()hio. Tho second chart sliows the 

 |)ost-ollic»' loiitc hrtwccn Ni'W York and San F«'iancis<'o. 



The \\«'athcr Itiiicau is in position to ^^ivc information untl advice 

 as to weather conditions ah)n;; uir routes and is doin^ so to the l>est 

 of its uhiiity. 



MII.ITAKY KOIUKS IN OKKAT NKKI> oK MdKK AKKOrXXlKAL IN KOKM ATIO.N. 



Army jx'oplc arc u\> flying' very much ol' the time, as you know, 

 and they need more inlormalion than we arc ahlc to ^iNc them at 

 tlie flvin<; stations and at posts ut which operations are innu^r on. 

 Tliis increase will enahle us to <;ive them adtlitional infornuition. 



In a re<'cnt conversation witli (Jeneral Patrick 1 was tcHin<r liim 

 what we would be able to do it' we could ;:;ct mort' intensive s«'rvice; 

 that is, to get observation al<)n<j: this Lan^dey Field and Boiling 

 Field airway and to <;o to New York. I have here an extract from 

 the BulletinOf the Halloon and Aircraft School. Scott Field. Belle- 

 ville. 111., for November. llt'J'J. which illustrates the value of our 

 advices to aeronautics. 



IKxtiiiii from Hnllciiii of tli«> nalloon anil Aln-riift School, Scolt I'iild, Hfllcvlllf, III., 



November. 15)22.] 



AN AIM'KECI.XTION OF THK WKATHKK lUUKAl'. 



.\(i iieroniiut ciin fail to :i|)pre<Mnte tlio value of accunite weather informa- 

 tinii. particiilarly wlicu luMkiii).' jinr.Mie.vs of practical len^rtli. Vet. iiiifortu- 

 iiately, it appt-ans tliat tiie liunleii <»f c(M)peiiilion, which so evidently rests 

 with us, is heiiin taken up i)y the Weather Bureau. 



Oil tiie re<.'ent trip of tiie ('--, as we have heen informed in a lecture hy 

 .MaJ. 11. .\. ."Ntiauss, tiie ship's comniandev, the aid received from tlie Weatlier 

 I'lUieaii was not only iiivaluahle l)Ut was jrivcn whole-heartedly, showiiiir the 

 iiureau's interest to l)e KKJ per cent. Tlie most detailed stateiiK'Hts. the hest 

 maps, and the most careful predictions were sent to the crew from Wasliiii};- 

 ton days in advance of tlie start, and tlie tinal reports were tele;rrai>iie«l to tliem 

 at the Weatlier Iiureau's expense. The interest thus shown hy the Weather 

 I'.ureau did not la;; after completion of the westward le;,'. and the same excel- 

 lent service was rendered on the return trip until the accident which oecurre<l 

 at San Antonio terminated the flight. 



.\n api>eal is made to each of you to familiarize yourselves more fully with 

 the science of mefeorolo^ry jind to keep in closer touch with tlu> publications of 

 the Weather Hiireau. 



In addititin to this, let's do ou'/ hcst to reciprocate. 



Mr. Marvin. I felt that that was si«rnificant of the appreciation of 

 the service which the aeronautical people feel we are in a position to 

 furnish them, and I feci it is work which means dollars and cents 

 returned to the peo])lc. 



Mr. BrciiANAN. How lon^' in advance can you make a forecast in 

 the upper air? 



Mr. aIarvix. We tlo not attempt it for more than '24 hours, and 

 very detailed foreca.sts can not lie made that lonir in advance. It is 

 for that reason we are askini: for an increase in tlu' appropriation. 



