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Show Largest Strike In History of State Is Now Underway One of the largest strikes in the history of the state of Utah began Monday morning, January Janu-ary 21, when about 5000 members mem-bers of district No. 2, Intcrna- j tional Union of Mine, Mill and Swelter Workers, failed to re- J port for work on the day shifts at three of the largest mines and smelters in Utah, Utah Copper company, U. S. Smelting, Refin- I ing and Mining Co., and American Amer-ican Smelting and Refining Co. Early Monday morning picket lines were established at the properties, tying up all operations opera-tions after efforts to bring both union and company officials to an agreement failed. The strike was being carried ; on quietly and orderly, company j officials reported. As early as 5:30 a.m. Monday pickets showed up at the precipitation pre-cipitation plant. Cars en route to Bingham were stopped and drivers requested to show passes or other identification to prove they were workers in mines not involved in the strike, or other businesses, before they could go on their way. Maintenance and office workers were allowed to go through. It was estimated by H. Bowlby, secretary, local union 485, Bingham Bing-ham Open Pit Miners, that there are about 1700 workers on strike at the Utah Copper. There were a large group of pickets on the job at seven different dif-ferent place at the Magna and Arthur mills of Utah Copper and at the AS&R plant at Garfield No workers reported on the day shift except maintenance men, foremen, assistant foremen and superintendents. Many signs were carried by the pickets. Approximately 400 workers came from Magna and Garfield area in a caravan to help picket at the Bingham mine. Utah Copper officials said the last trainload of ore left Bingham Bing-ham Sunday about 5 m. It was reported that approximately approxi-mately 775 men were involved in the strike of U. S. Mines employees. em-ployees. 400 are those who worked work-ed at the mill and smelter in Midvale- |