Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-23
NAVAL RADIO
MAY SEND OUT
TRUCK REPORT
Market informant o n,
Received Here In
Past May Broadcast
From This Point

NAY, the local radio station, al
ready performing a highly valuable
service for growers of the Valley
and all South Texas, Is preparing 20
be Of sven greater service next sea-
son, according TO B. ]. Jarvis, Off
Ger in charge.
Last season the station handled an
incoming traffic Of PIP. 900 words in
daily vegetable and fruit market re-
ports, and under a suggested re-
arrangement Of the market news
service there is possibility that this
will become the ~broadcasting point.
III this change is made the outgoing
traffic is expected to mount 20 more
than 100000 words for the season.
The season last year opened In No
vember and closed June so.
For three years past. NAY has
been utilized by the United States
department Of agriculture market
news service TO receive reports on
market conditions. throughout the
nation, this information being broad
cast from San Antonio over the army
radio station there
Report Distributed
After the information was r~eceiv-
ed, il was decided by q local rep
resentative Of the market news bu-
reau-W- B. Googe for the past two
years-and given to The Brownsville
printed on a m~imeograph and mall
ed 70 more than 500 shippers and
growers in the Valley.
The information, broadcast from
San Antonio has been gathered
&ha~o 49, "a 1aunaA wwfwn ~na~ntaI hx~
the United States market news bu-
reau.
It is in this that the change is sug-
gested. II Is estimated that the in
formation could be gathered by
leased wire in Brownsville and be
broadcast from NAY to other sec
tions using il at a lower cost
Other sections using the service
include Laredo during the spinach
and onion seasons, the Winter Gar
den section near San Antonio. the
Nueces county cabbage and spinach
growing section and the Louisiana
truck producing area.
Report Detailed
The local station is the most pow
erful in the state and its broadcast
ing service v-uld be more efficient
than has been the service in the
past. it is believed.
Also the market report is issued
at Brownsville for a greater length
Of time each season than az any
other point. all other sections re-
curing it for only short periods
each year
The market report includes infor-
nation on supplies Of each commodi-
~ on hand in the principal market
%centers, the number Of cars Of each
product shipped the day before, the
destination Of all shipments. the
number Of cars that passed certain
concentration points, the price range
on each product in the various mar
ket centers and detailed information
on the movement in the Valley.
Handling Of the market news re-
ports is only an incident in the
work Of the station. Mr.. Jarvis ex-
plains. the total traffic handled last
year having amounted TO Assoc
words. This was an increase over
1e26-27. when a total of 332,23I
words were moved.
Handles Big Traffic
The station handles messages 10
and from ships oyer a wide area.
0AAEH UEAUZ III touch Win vessels
bound down the Pacific coast TO the
Panama canal. All warnings TO
shipping issued by the United States
weather bureau are broadcast.
This station functions with the
army radio net and with the United
States Naval Communication service
n maintains continuous watch
throughout the year.
Traffic is handled with the fol-
lowing government departments, ac-
cording to Jarvis: Navy. war. aeri-
culture, commerce. labor, justice.
treasury. civil service, veterans bu-
reau, public health service. post
office. shipping board. Panama Ca
nal commission. radio commission
and inland waterways.
Has Flying Report
The full complement Of the sta
ton consists Of eight operators. one
chief operatss and an officer in
crarge.
An extensive weather report az
flying weather Is now handled u;.b
a probable increase when the aero-
logical staff is added upon connie
ton Of the army landing field ~
Fort Brown. Jarvis stated.
This army landing field a now nm
der construction and il will only he
a short time until II Is completed
and the astrological staff is added ID
the Fort Brown personnel.
Installation Of new equipment ep-
ables this station TO maintain com
munication with San Diego, New Or
leans and Key West during the sum
mer months and all stations in the
United States. Philippine Islands
Cuba and Panama during the winter
months.