The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams Arizona

 The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company Commissary: Recent Findings In 1933, a commissary was established at the mill, located in Williams. The local newspaper (The Williams News) was sharp and pointed in response. According to local opinion, the community provided schools and services, yet the mill paid no city taxes; this opinion did not take into account that the company provided employment, had built an electric power plant, and added several dams to serve the needs of the community. The commissary was seen as harming the local merchants (Fuchs, 275.) Commissary cars were also provided to the wood's operations, having been noted in the Company's annual reports. Speculation can be made as to how the commissary effected worker's lives. The practice of "company stores" was common throughout company-built towns in the United States. The commissary, as a quasi-retail establishment, could serve the needs of the employees, where they could purchase such items as w