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Show GREAT FALLS FEELING EFFECT OF THE STRIKE GREAT FALLS. Mont., Doc. 1. Forty-five switchmen arc out here. Except, Ex-cept, passenger trains and ono or two freights that can move without switchmen, switch-men, no trains arc moving and about 225 trainmen hero arc idle as the result. re-sult. The Boston and Montana smelter, employing about. J.200 men, hns already partially closed down and will be closed completely within twentj'-four hours. Smaller industrial concerns, such as flour mills, iron works, railway shops, which will be compelled to closo within with-in tho next few days if the striko continues, con-tinues, will make a total of idle men of at least 2,000 here. |