Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-02-23
Candidate For Mayor Has
Record Of Which He.May
Be Justly Proud.
MESSENGER TO MANAGER
His Successful Business Car.
eer and Unquestioned In
tegrity Vouch for Him.

James w. Parks, the businessman
candidate for mayor of Aberdeen, has
made a successful climb step by step
up the commercial ladder, mounting
from the lowest round to the top I'M
aided
AS a boy, undaunted by the prob
lem Of q livlihood to make by his
own efforts, he came to Portland
whore he entered the employ of the
Chlopeck Fish company as a mes.
senger, and at the age of twenty years
vas manager of the concern. When
he left their employ to engage in
business for himself the Ch.opecEs
save him letter of rccommenda
licn, in which his career with theq.
was cited. They told how he lac
started a the bottom and reached
The top, as tLeir employee, and ado
ed that his honesty. integrity and
GOOD business judgment were the
causes of his promotion.
Everyone in Aberdeen is acquaint.
ed with Jim" Parks. He is A pioneer
in the local business world, and has
always been found in the forefront
Of every venture calculated to up
build the city, and at the present
time has. besides his cannery inter
ests, much local property, thus show.
ing his confidence in the splendid tu-
ture in store for Aberdeen.
In 1900 Mr. Parks was married to
Miss Cora Morgan and this union has
been blessed with two sons, Harold
aged eight and Wilson, aged five.
Before coming to Aberdeen to en-
gage in business for himself, Mr.
Parks became interested in Portland
real estate, some of which he has
retained. He is also the principal
stockholder in the Tillamook Can
merry, which employees seventy fishcr
men, and among several other bust
ness interests, is stockholder ard
director in the National Livestock in.
surance association.
In his mayoralty campaign James
w. Parks has as supporter every
prominent business man in Aberdeen
This is shown by a glance over the
names of the executive committee
which is managing his present cam
paign. This committee consists of
the following we'll known business,
professional and laboring men: W.
J. Patterson, Geo ]. Wolff, J. J. Car
ney, Rev. Charles McDermoth, r. r.
Bassett, w. A. Rupp, J. H. Burnett,
Rev. F. F. w. Greene, Peter McNally,
J. w. Clark and c. w. Huotari, with
w. H. Tucker and f. E. Hite as chair
lnau and secretary respectively. Their
Headquarters is in the fifth floor o.
the Finch block
Frank Beam. Mr.. Parks only COM
petitOr for the mayoralty honors, is
y
nothing has been said His residence
in Aberdeen is a matter of months,
rather than years. and unlike Mr..
Parks, Beam is not business man.
and his executive ability is still an
unknown quantity. With all his gen
al qualities he has set 10 show where
in he is capable of meeting the great
responsibilities of the office he seeks.
In these days of vast permanent
improvements. entailing the careful
handling OF necessary bond issues.
and other innumerable details. which
are certain 10 accrue. Aberdeen needs
a thoroughly trained businessman al
it's head
In the success of his personal af-
fairs Mr. Parks has proved himself
business man in the broadest sense
of the word: as a councilman he has
shown himself to be a painstakirg
and conscientious public servant; in
his private life he is of stainless cnar
acter and with all this in view one
can but arrive at the conclusion that
James W. Parks is eminently litted
to meet every requirement as mayor
of Aberdeen