Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-02
CROWDS SEE
EXHIBIT CAR
Many Brownsville Persons
See Wisconsin
Products

The 14-csr Wisconsin exhibit
train, with its 5 car displaying Wis
consin products and natural resour-
ces. proved of interest to hundreds
Of Brownsville citizens Saturday.
Officials in charge of the Good
VIII Tour reported than IN unus-
ually good turnout was experienced
in Brownsville.
The first a was divided in two
sections, half showing a few SAM
pies of canned goods. and the other
portion displaying farm implements
in miniature.
The second car contained cheese,
for which the state Is famous. Var
ious brands were in the iced cases,
and samples were offered to per-
sons visiting the cars. 1t was ex-
planned that in 1929 the state pro-
duced 330,s77,327 pounds of cheese.
The third car was full Of canned
vegetables, including peas and beans.
A placard prominently placed
boosted that Wisconsin grew $780,
600 bushels Of peas in 1929. An in
teresting and rather unusual fea-
ture Of this car was a table covered
with bottles Of picked fish. 1t was
stated that the fish were delicious
when eaten with rye bread.
Car number four consisted Of
stalks of wheat. barley and cats,
as well as other plants. This a
also emphasized the fact that a
large number Of potatoes were
grown in the northern state. The
state immigration department had
prepared a number OF large colored
photographs showing lumber camps
and farming scenes.
The fifth a was perhaps the
most interesting Of all. being decor
ated TO appear as a forest. Large
pine trunks we're placed at various
points in the car, reaching from
floor TO ceiling. Floor and ceiling
and side walls were covered with
pine leaves, giving the atmosphere
a piquant odor unknown TO Valley
forests. Among the trees and the
leaves were stuffed animals, large
deer, antelope, black bears, white
owls. wolves and foxes. In cases
we're specimens of stuffed fish, in
GLIDING muskelunge, rock sturgeon,
and fresh water trout. The rock
sturgeon created amusement and
interest, being as large as a tarpon
and having antenae on its nose
that looked like a rake with four
teeth.
The exhibit train left Brownsville
for Kingsville. TO continue to Cor
pus Christi. officials stated.
1t was said before the train left
the Valley that Wisconsin people
accompanying the train left with
a better idea Of the Valley, and
full Of the realization that this
section offered untold %opportuni-
ties and prosperity TO investors.
They admitted that the picture of
the Valley as painted by Wisconsin
papers was exaggerated and OBJ
viously false.
One very unusual and interesting
feature of the train was the intri-
cate radio amplification and public
address system installed by the
Grigsby-G runow Co, makers OF
Majetic radios. There "a a series
Of speaker in each car, also three
loud speakers of intense volume on
the rear platform for the purpose
OF addressing gatherings. A Males
tic receiving set was placed in the
observation car. and radio enter
tainment was possible at all times
However. the most unusual fea-
ture. and the one which created the
most interest, was the b~roadcastine
studio which was set up in one OF
the compartments of the train
This was known to the passengers
as Station xYZ. broadcasting from
the studio Of the Travelling Males
tic Theater of the Air. From this
studio daily programs went out
over the train. These We're made UP
from the personnel Of the train or
records. and also outside reception
could be BROUGHT IN and reproduced
from this station for the entertain
ment OF the Messengers.
Holland McComhs Of he Grigsbv-
Grunow Co. was the announcer and
conductor OF these rrocrams. Fl. ID.
Missing. engineer Of the Grigsbv-
Grunow Co. was responsible for the
innovation. inception and oneration
OF this elaborate and complete ra-
~ enuinment. George II. Dobhins
chairman os the tour committee
and Ralph Ammon. director Of pub
licity for The tour. assisted in max
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