Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
PARROTT DEAD,
FLAGLER HEIRS
SEEK 4 LEADER
Late Lieutenant of Railway Mag
nate Bore Brunt of Work Dur
ing Chiefs Illness.

| JACKSONVILLE. oct j. When
| Henry NJ. Flagler died at Palm Beach
I May 20 he designated in his will Jo-
/ seph Rodman PARROT as one Of the
/ three trustees of his vast estate and
specified that this trusted lieutenant
should be president of his railroad
, and hotel properties. the Florida East
Coast Railway ami Florida East Coast
I Hotel Company, until his death
Little he thought or anyone else
at that time that a bare five months
would find this trusted man upon
whose shoulders so much had de-
volved following his former chief 20
the grave. Mr.. Parrott died the night
Of October Is at his summer camp.
near oxford, Maine, where he was
born o. years ago October 80. His
body was sent to Jacksonville and
Mrs. PARROT will arrive there October
20 from Europe and funeral plans
then Will be announced.
Henry NJ Flagler died an oCtoge-
marian. His health steadily failed for
months and his death being expected.
Joseph r. Parrot died in the prime
of his manhood. and unexpectedly,
from angina peCtOris. Broken down
through to completion regardless of
hurricane and financial stress the
great extension over the keys and
ocean to Key West his health was
very poor two years ago, but a trip
abroad and this summer in Maine had
brought back the splendid health of
his younger days
Estate Left LeaderIess.
When Mr. Flagler died all went
The same as before in the conduct
of the railway system and other en-
terprises, for he had long since given
OvN complete control of these prop
critics to Mr.. PARROT, the latter car
ryIng out the wishes of Mr. Flagler,
but bearing the brunt of the hard
work Mr.. Parrot died with no one
knowing Just what changes may be
made in the lesser phases of the con-
Quoting of the railroad and allied in
terests beyond the fact that all will
remain in trust for five years.
Mr. Flagler made j. r. PARROT. w.
II. Beardsley and w. r. Kenan, .Ir..
the latter his wife's brother. the
trustees with absolute power about
the conduct and administration of
the vast estate in its entirety with
the single exception of the immediate
willing Of comfortable income to his
wife and a few similar requests. I'm
der the terms Of the will Mr.. Par
rott was made president of the rail-
road and hotel systems as long as he
should live in, appreciation of his
uhiifln% devotion to the task of build
ing up these properties"
1t is specified i'm the will that the
remaining trustees shall choose the
third when one dies The presence
on the board Of Mr. Kenan. Mrs.
flaglers brother and Mr.. Beardsley
former secretary and confidential ad-
wiser of Mr. Flagler and for the past
lew years vice president Of the road
IN charge Of finances, makes it Ger
tam that a man in full sympathy with
Mr.. FIaSIer'S wishes shall be Sc
lected
Hard to Fill His Place.
But it is going to be difficult to find
man with such a grasp Of detail
and so familiar with conditions in
Florida. Mr.. Parrott had been con-
nected with the road from the time
It was 10 miles long in 1892 and soon
was given general supervision of the
task Of penetrating dune ana jungle
on down to Miami and then later of
the building Of the extension. ALI
this gave him a knowledge necessary
10 the work which can hardly be du-
plicated.
The extension must be fully COM
pleted at Mr.. FlaEler's wish. and
there is new system being built
down the fertile Kissimmee Valley
into the Empire of the Everglad s,
tapping the north shore Of Okeecho- |
bee, Flarida's inland sea