Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-08-31 | Page 6 | New York Prepares

j NEW YORK PREPARES. i The exigencies of the strike crisis i have forced the municipal authorities i of New York to take measures of pre paredness which have received no attention at-tention in the smaller cities. It is i reasonable to suppose, however, that if the strike comes all of the cities will be compelled to follow the example of Xew York. The greater the forethought and caution displayed by municipal - authorities, the lighter will .be the rigors of the great strike. It is eminently emi-nently wise that the municipal authorities authori-ties of Salt Lake take counsel among themselves as to what can lie done to keep up the ordinary processes of life and commerce when the transportation is crippled or ceases altogether on the interstate railroads. The police of New York have taken a census of available foodstuffs and means of transportation. They have listed all the motor trucks and other ' vehicles that can be used to carry freight. No doubt many other municipal munici-pal agencies are at work providing against the evil day which, all of us pray will not come. The big milk companies com-panies are taking a census of the babies on their routes, so that the needs of the babies shall be met first. Commission Com-mission houses, restaurants, hotels and boarding houses are beginning to lay iu huge stocks of food. hat New York is doing now must soon be done by all the cities throughout through-out the length and breadth of the land if the strike comes. j