COLUMBIA FALLS ALUMINUM COMPANY ENTRANCE TO GO WITH FEATURE, 1998-04-13 (photo)

FOR USE WITH STORY BC-JACKPOT - The entrance to the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company in Columbia Falls, Montana, April 7. For a brief moment, this hardscrabble town in the Montana mountains seemed to have hit the jackpot. After years of litigation, workers at the local aluminum plant won a $100 million settlement from their employer, but rather than everyone jumping for joy, people have become pretty glum about the idea. The managing editor of the local newspaper said, "The real story to this whole thing is how much money everybody is NOT going to get. REUTERS