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Show Matters at Butte. The Butte Inter-Mountain says the report re-port that the mills were to close down unless certain terms demanded, of the railroad company were acceded to, and the slowness with which an understanding understand-ing is being arrived at in the matter, has led to a half-defined belief that the only alternative left the mill men under existing exist-ing circumstances is to hang up their stamps. Such a course would be a great disaster. ' It would throw more than 2,000 men out of employment, and the mere prospect fully-justifies the conserva tive expenditure of money by those whose families are dependent upon a continuance of work in mills and mines for their livelihood. The Inter-Mountain, however, takes pleasure in saying that it has the best of reasons for believing that the trouble will be averted and that the mills will keep right on in their work. The Union Pacific gentlemen who were in Butte a few days ago are now in Salt Lake and are in daily communication by wire with our mill men. |