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Show LABOR OUTLOOK III BUTTE IS BRIGHTER Prospects Now Are for Settlement Settle-ment on Sliding Scale of Wages. 4- SpecinI to The Tribune. v' BUTTLV'TkTonF.", " Feb.' 2S. r While there is no outward ovi- r r donee of any change in tho labor v v situation tonight, there is an tin- v -r dercurrent which portends an 4 r early settlement of all differ- r -J ences which may exist between ! 5 the mine and smelter employes r r and the mine niAnagemont. Tt 4 r has been impossible to learn J 4 anything definite as to tho re- 4 4- suit of the conference between 4 4 the committees from tho Mill 4 4 and Smeltcrmen 's union, the En- 4 4 gineers' union and the Butte 4 4 Miners' union, but it is secretly 4 4- reported that much progress has 4 4 been made toward adjustment. " 4 4 From a. very good source it is 4- 4- learned that the smeltcrmen and 4 4 the miners will accede to a slid- 4 4- ing scale, which will fix the 4- 4 wages of mine and smelter em- 4 4 ployees at a figure commensu- 4 4 rate with the skill required. In 4 4- any event, however, tho lowest 4 4 day 's wage will bo $3.75. There 4 4 is positivolj no fear of a. close- 4 '4 down of the mines or of a strike, 4 4' and there are indications that 4 4 within a week or two the mines 4 4 of all the big companies -will be 4- 4 running full blast, including dc- 4 4 velopment work. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |