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Page 8HeppnerGazettiLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ASKS FOR SUGGESTIONS ON RAINMAKING LAWSThe Oregon lofisjatlv*' Interim committee on weal her control cle cldctl .tt a meeting in Portland Saturday, January 26, to give or-ganlzrd group.i an opportunity to present suggestions or protests regarding weather modification activities in Oregon at two public hearings.The hearings arc scheduled to i- ,i ii Mrrfi ir-l .-at unlay, aM ■ ilt; I 22, sorting at vp, m. each day. Groups such as ■ t- • i, - a- nr'iatinn- ;*rat **• r tiit p tower s. Farm Ritreaus, Far meis Union, Oregon Wheat Grow or- I' I:1. . and others who arc concern- -I with man's effort to modify i iii* weniIter arc invited to of,-ci .« committee or a represent a tlvo to consult with the interim committee its in needs nnd type nf legislation they be ice i tjcntable, stated Ralph i rum, lone, a mem Ik-r of the committee.Otln-r members rtf the commit in- ure senator pen l»ay of Gold HI 'I • i dor Alt LI nepers of Pen-tlieUin; representative Roger Lueimtg. Haines; representative V, T. Jackson, Rosehurg; rcpre sent,it.ve Frank Fanner, ftlekre* ail; and F M ffeiaon, Tile Dalles, secretary.The controversial question ofwoalhcr control has brought to light several Inline-'mg points regarding pnteHble legkiiaMrm in the field of v.entl, r lt;omr.il or cloud modiflcalioti Tlte legislative interim committee member* came to the ior)p|uitton that P would do liltle good m e.tv. hjgi-littimi providing lor licensing I operators and requesting other in formation about operators and their weather control operations without also liftving some sort of control tumid One reason Is that unregulated n» In-making efforts me I e n V rV ifflctlh it) conduct evaluation studies.Who slunilrl make - the hoard r;il«r*d a real j.rut.i, , for no one is anxious to edubUhli ,i • m plfuely new board or mm) -’ in Member-, of such a board would haw the ifispuirHhlliij Of deter mining where and when elm. I seeding *• in he - iiilii' o'd and *n best tills would leutt to controversy groups who may nr may urn want rain or snow' or hail prevention or wltal have you at that particular tlnu- No eu-j solution to the problem is m t: ■ I a at present.To wiy l» t 'ie \w aiher alwtu is not the Answer, tor mil-lions tif acre-, in the t s will tie under contract during 10,12 for some type of weather modifier)-e n, Iii 1 it'd farmers and ranchers in IT western states invested over three million dollars to try to ttel rain on approximately 350 1 11iicii acres, and even more will im under contract ibis year.There is possibility, too. f'rurn nnflnucd. v.itlurul slat*- or feder nl legislation that some chemi-lt; it might bo injected into Hie linn make rain, that may prove tiniintental to plant and animal life. Silver Iodide and dry ice ni' now used, without any known harmful effects.There seems to be agreement among those interested In the program in the western males that at this time the states should exercise a louse and ready con I red over the activity while it is shaping up Many agree that the rain makers should he required to ' ittu-i be financially e-spon slide, imd be required to report mi tt' ir .■ i fit it ies Some feeli i ((■-. re ilt; ristailon at thistin e ehl. i on the iate or uaa -el, might hinder tiw advnnrc of the program. It has i.e.-n c L-ested that national lep-hfiiii'i smpiis a® and ,T utir.-i. re-i-areh—research on 1 ■■ '■ j mil effect relationship w ■ ii ni' ration and ; -v.ilU d rfrr i• i- lr#tiotl a 'id re ■■Hatton h'.uld ho left to the slates.Ti e fan that eminent scientist!. - fi'irlt i.! to a poitdbie conelatli'i, iielwifii i loud is 'i ■ * 11 j i p and it effort on areas remote from Hie targets—hundreds of rniles away I - - tlt;■-«■- that weather modification pTotvablv trarus-enil* State i'- i, i 'In, , ic* and It may lie that ted Hatton will eventually be rt' iiv for both the state and national level it arerns ofrekni* that any legislation will go tiuuuith a long period of evolu-j tk/fl before it reaches ill final form, We ran all agree,'1 Crum aid that rvrry effort should be ina.de to obtain a thorough and uitliiaoed evaluation lt;rf what it lakins* place t)niy lime wilt tell whether or not Mark Twain’* tnteirieiu rtobwdy doe* anything mIi'iii! the weather will |mw into cllanw.The w hole subject of lt;loud Vtort Levi* lathejr*iling or weather modification « * xurnmirlsH well in a publi-[ raiien from JVtuih Dakota in the, following statement; 1 think aware |n the same at ope with weather conlrol tww aa the airplane war In lfHrt. We have a great ik-at to kam If it works it will' add (to an acre to the annual Income from ground west of the river and So an sere to the graa log land. I believe it will cut down our littil losses 50*; or more H will cut down on soil rrxwion by decreasing the number of heavy downpours and by Inc re an In;! the growth of vegetation, It in Increasing 111*)) In- the means of enabling us to feed our growing population, If it works In to, it will work in oilier places In Ufie world, and may have a considerable effect on decrvadng wars by I run-iking food,”Others beuevp that lt;* program of nriiflclai nucieatim and uea thei and iTop rcsenri'h i an lie so * At It will be Impiwstble to m- an;re the hcnefit to many
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