WSP05880

• File Number: 8040.980
• Description: Section D General Studies - Weather Modification
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 7/27/1952
• Author: Various
• Title: Artificial Precipitation - Rainmaking Legislation - Weather Control Act of 1951
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

()();:3tic I'WeathE;~' Bureau De ,;lines\
To Endorse Cloud-Seeding:

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fort)' hOUTS In th€' laboratory eval-
uating the IUCCf'55 of our operA-
tlon~," GilIenwaten roald. "We
can't mak@ the w(,llther bureau
!"valuale the l<ucce~~ of .....hllt we'\"e
Del'n doing, hut nil> Information
l~ avallll.tJl.. to lh..m, l\nrl J bi'Jlf've
that rome dR)' thE'Y will get around
to !'heeking utJ on It." I
I'rt's!rlent W. E. Mor.!::an at Colo-
Tll.dn A. &. M. r(llleRf', morleTl1l0r
of thOJ pant'! .....hirA di~elJ1<<;E'd th".
rroblE'ml<, inrlh:ated thtlt hj~ "ChaOII
1.<1 \"jtally lnf<>r""lerl in .ttH! prll'-
Rram. along with olhf'r IIlnrl Rlan!
~hool~ thr('lu~ho\lt the country.

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Ml'" who J('('d c!ol,llls with dry
i~ or silvf'r Iodide to incr@ll~e
rain-And the tarmers am' ranch-
"u who pll~' them to do It-may
hI' ('('ttaln lh{'it E'ffort.'larf' ~u~.._"~.
lul, but th~ w~atht'r burt'au stili
bn', convinced,
The difrl'rene-e or opinion o\"er
su~us of the- effoM~ caml' to
light lit opening st'1l5inn~ of thE'
'I Coloflul.n Farm BurE'au'.'! thrl'''-day
Annual e-onv~ntlon In the Albany
hOlel. when the ..ntire problem of
rain increa!iinlr wa.'! dl5cUssf'd by a
I group ot seven men,
FIRST SEEDING DESCRIBED,
I Dr. E. J, Workman, president of
th.. Nt'w Mexico Sehool or Mines
wher#' rnellrch I.'! bf'ing carried on
with sevf'ral .'l{'eding methods, dis.
cuss!"d the tee-hnical operation and
problem.'! in\'oh'ed in s!'('ding
cloud.'!. Dr. Vinef'nt J. $chlt!"fer of
the Genl!'ral Electric company,
crE'dHed \\'ilh making th#' dlst'O\'erv
thllt rlnUlh ('()uld'bl' sel'd..d with
Idry ire to rtodurf' mor.. mobturf',

toM ot rE'!lulu ot Sllme ot the
res..arch completed in New Mexico,
The l1i$!ory and ~ucl'..ss ot two
npl'ration5 in northeastE'm XI'W
~If>)dt'O and southl'l!.51t'm Colorll.do
-the !In;t lllrgE'-scale commercial
operations In the nati(ln - were

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DR. E. J. WORKMAN.
Appears ot farm bureau meet.
[trll.l'ed by Tom Swearingl!'n, Dl!'nl'er
IPost slaft wrlter.
j Paul Swlshf'f, Colorado ('ommb.
s1onf'f ot aj?:ricultute. dl~cu'lJlf'<1. thl!'
jnef'd for lE'j?:lsloth"e controh; or
.~onlf' 50rt ov..r cloud s#'l'dilW; II.t-
tf'mllts and invited Form Bur..au
l'mbE'rs 10 hf'lp lIoh.1!' the pr.:lo-
t-m ot workinli:' out 1\ pm.c;ram
"hkh will f'nabl/! thf' IIt1lt" tn
"..pp trll.ck of sUl'h atl#'tnpls Ill'll!
~(ill not r.."trk! opl'ralj"n~ of rl\in-
lnl'lE'a!!in>: Iirms ton rh::idly.
Thl'n A, W. Cook, in rhllr>:e (II
th.. Dl'n\'E'f wl'alher hurPlIU ~U.'
tinn, read n st"ll'ml'nt prl'p"ro'd by
F. W. R..ich..lrI..rr..r, chi...I of ths.
hUrt"lI.u in \....II.hington. whi<:'"h <l.e-
c1l1r~ that until mot" sC;f'nti(le
proot Is ~l\"ailllblf', th.. w..ather bu-
fE'aU rf'fusl!'. to helieH:! thRt ('loud
s"l'din.l:' on a largp- scale b J'lU\.~I'~S-
Illl. The statl'ment lIl~1) sai<i thllt
Ih(' burNltu WM opposf'd In Ihe
I!'.t"bli.hm..nt of r(>stril'tivp 1..;:::15-
lative cOOlrab OV('T cloud sel!'dini;
aUl'mpls,
"PRoor.' OrFERED.
T. R. Gin..nwat(>B ot th.. Wlltl'r
Rl!'l'-"Iurl'E'~ Delt'lopm('nt Mrporation
'In Pass-clena. C<llit" the rirm which
('on'tuctl'd Ii'll!' two operations in
Colorarlo lInd :-;'I!'W M"xicn, ouI.
ljnl!'<1. Ih" hblor). of the two PfOJ-
(-'('Is an<i Ihelr SUttI'S_'. Rnt{ slIld
proM was a\-ai!llhl.. if lhl' w(-'athet
bUtf'llU wllnlpd 10 .II:..t Ir.
'Tnr eH~ry hour Wf' spf-'nd in
\fit"M "pNlItlons, w.. "pl:n<l. lIIno'her

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