The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-07
MOTHER NAME PROPOSED
WILL n. PARRY MAY BE PUT ON
THE RAILWAY COMMITS
SION BOARD.
Report From Sound That Neither
Rockwell Nor Heustis Likely
to be Selected.

Will H. Parry, four years city comp
troller of Seattle; four years council
man, may be a member of the railroad
commission to be named by Gov. Mead
under the terms of the Crane-Dickson
act, is the report that comes from Sc
attic.
Mr.. Parry mas returned from OIym-
pia, where he had been for two days
on private business. 1t is an interest
ing coincidence that a few days prior
to Mr.. Parry's visit to the state CAPT.
tai his name had been urged upon the
governor by prominent Seattle bust
ness men for the office of railroad COM
missioner.
It is stated by friends of Mr.. Parry,
who should know, that no tender of the
place has been made by the governor.
Mr.. Parry would not discuss the mat
ter further than to say that he had
made no application for the position,
and that the question had not been dis
cussed between him and Gov. Mead.
Notwithstanding all this, it is a we'll
known fact that the business and COM
mercial interests of Seattle greatly
desire that some we'll qualified man in
this city should be named as a mem
Der of the railroad commission. Just
at this time the large manufacturers,
prominent merchants and jobbers Of
the city are trying to figure out for
themselves just what the Crane-Dick-
son bill contains. They are satisfied
of one thing, namely, that in the fair
and wise administration of the act,
Seattle would have nothing to lose.
They are equally we'll satisfied that
from communities hostile to this city,
Seattle shipping and jobbing interests
would suffer. The same would be true
if the men named were not qualified to
consider the states jobbing and rail-
road traffic from the broadest view
point.
These considerations have led many
prominent business men to consider
seriously the advisability of asking
Governor Mead to select a representa-
tive Seattle business man as member
of the railroad commission. 1t is
known that Mr.. Parry's name has
been strongly suggested to Gov. Mead
recommended would, perhaps be bet
ter term.
King county politicians who are ia
miliar with the case at this time, say
that while Seattle may desire one of
her business men named for railroad
commissioner, there are one or two
contingencies to be overcome. One of
these. it is admitted, is the candidacy
of Frank H Paul for the position of
member of the state tax commission.
1t is true that the bill creating a state
tax commission has not yet passed
both houses and may not. Yet it is
believed that the bill will become law,
and it is even limited that the tax
commissioners will be named in ad-
vance of the railroad commission.
Manifestly, it is urged King county
could not expect to secure the appoint
ment of Seattle man, as a member
of the tax commission and another Sc
attic man as railroad commissioner. 1t
is probable, in the light of events of
the past two or three days, that the
heavy manufacturing, shipping and
jobbnig interests will be called upon to
determine which of these two offices
should be given by Gov. Mead to Sc
attic.
1t is conceded everywhere that Harry
Fairchild of Bellingham will be named
as chairman of the commission. 1t is
equally certain that Col. F. D. Hues-
tbs of Olympia, formerly collector of
customs, will not be a member of the
commission. although his name has
been freely used in the state press.