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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU TOPICS AND PERSONNEL
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REPORTS CONCERNING ECONOMIES IN AIRWAYS SERVtCE
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An adjustiiient of tho bimis of payinelit of observers at airways Htations
reporting by tc+phono or telrgraph rccontly made in thr Portland,
Orcg., diHtrict, rmultod in an c*8tiniatcd annual Raving of $S(x). The
saving was clffected tluough a chnngc: froin a stnndard nionthly rate of
Paymcwt for thc cbntire ycvtr to one whwrby tlio obsrrvcr is paid at the
hte of 60 ccnts for ~r~cli obscrvation forwurdcd in aocordnncc with in-
~tructions during the lntti Rpring, the suinnier, and the enrly autunin
*Qonths, and n monthly rate for the rcniainder of tho ycm.
It is thought that tlierc arc other districts in which this or n similar
Plan could kw put into c#wt without drtriinent to tho Rervice, and it is
h ~ + rogwstrtl y rind tiirwtvd t~iati11 ofiicaia~s in c~~argc! of stations liavillg
ge,tenrl supervision of xervicr, for airways subnrit ae protnptly tw poseiblc
IL roport contninitig thoir rocoinmrndations for siniiliir and any other
Dossiblc econoiiiiee in the airways service under their gclneral supervision.
The most carclful and c*oiiiplet~ Consideration of tho matter is desired.
It is realized tliitt ccononiics of this naturc will probably not be pmcticttbic>
ILt telrtyp(~ or other IionrIy-rclportinR ~tiitions, but rccoiunimidationa
cOl~cc1rning them Hliould be included if desired and bclicved advisable.
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PROMPT RENDITION OF MARINE WEATHER REPORTS
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Ships’ wcathcr obscrvutions ruportcd by nmil ~110uld b(? forwarded with
the Irnst 1)amiblo drlay to thr Central Offioc. Thr progritin of r.harting
and suinniitrizing them reports is now ach(viulcd quite c:losd;c. up to ourr
~ r6cript t of obsrrvational nii~tc~rial. When forms are held unnc’ccs-
Wily long rtt ntations-for acknowledgniriit and imuc of supplica that niny
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j, frequont fni1ui.c in receipt of nerdcd reporb
Qt th Central Office in tim for iiiclusion in eutnniarircr of wenthcr data
~d watclr tmnperaturcl obxmwtions prcparrd cud1 iiiontli for gublicntioii.
Contact ofHciuls at port stntionx aiw roqurAtrd to put ~ 0111~ streas upon
dwirability of regular and prompt rendition of rvporta by ships’
c(‘rs Ikt ~~~IRCII favomblu opportunity. Sonit* obst?rwrs t m found to br
pry dilritory in mailing tlieir rrporta, not wit list and in^ Railing ~clicdules
thtt oifw fiLvorable opportunities to forward tho record of thrir obscrvntione.
Much cnn be clanc to correct tliesrt delays if otlicials at port staons
will in ~ ii~li cases clxpluin our nocds nnd diwircw to the obscrving
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