Williams news., 1919-08-29
EFFECT OF RAILROAD
 STRIKE ON WINS.

| The TdllTOaO SCT1k0 WHICH
 has been threatening for so
 long and which finally has tied
 up most of the railroad traffic
 put Williams in the place of the
 unfortunate who gets hurt by the. flying missile intended by
 enc antagonist for another, but which hits a nonparticipant. In number of ways the pinch of the strike has already been felt by the people of Williams,
 altho this town is fortunately located os compared with many another.
 There has been no shortage of the necessities of life, in Will Hams, as a result of the strike and in fact, it is only in the case of a very few commodities that the town has experienced shortage. Butter was the first to run short, followed closely by fresh eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables. The supply of cur- ed meats is not yet exhausted altho it is running very low. The local markets have secured fresh meats direct from local stock raisers, so that thre has been no shortage in this line. In groceries and drygoods. gen. orally. no serious shortage would be felt for several weeks to come, thanks to the unusual ly large stocks carried by our local merchants. However. in many other ways. the strike would be keenly felt were it to last another week. The mu- nicipal light department would be forcd to close down the power plant in about another week. for want of fuel and in turn this would seriously incon- venience all users of electrical power. including the local pa. per. Gasoline also, would soon run low and tourist automobiles would be stranded all along the highways, and all local au- toes and trucks would be forced to lie idle. The local garages have already suffered from the inability to get in parts and ma terials by express, and soon these would be forced to close down. One week of the strike is enough for Williams. Were the strike to continue for number of weeks. the town would suffer heavy financial loss and great deal of hard ship.
 In the way of entertainment. Williams has not suffered and will not suffer tho the strike last for several weeks. The chief source of entertainment in the town is the motion picture thea tre. MT. Reese was provided with a weeks supply of filma when the strike went into effect and he was the originator of z plan to get in a big supply of films after the strikers walked out. A truck load of films is on it's way to Ash Fork and is ex. pected to arrive tonight (Fri- day). These films will be di- vided between Prescott and the northern cities and will last for several weeks. Another supply will follow If the strike should last.
 The new peanut and popcorn machine recently installed by Wade & Fousha has already felt the strike. as have the lov- CTS of hot. fresh roasted pea nuts. The supply of nuts for the machine has been exhaust. l ed and the additional supply 1 which should be here is stalled l on some side track. The firms supply of butter for the pop corn is also running low. The owners are hoping that Hines and the Presidents of the Big 4 may soon succeed in restoring traffic at once.
 Just before going to press word was received that the strike has been called off.
 Miss Alice Rivera left on for Calf., where she will visit with friends for a short time. She will than nro.,