Show UNITED ACTION IN THE FUTURE i I Railroad Commissioners of Northwestern No w States S Will iH I Form an Association I Helena Mont April AD n 20 It Is more moro than probable that the railroad com corn commissioners commissioners missioners of the northwestern states from the Great Lakes to the Pacifies will be united into an association for tor forthe forthe the purpose of if bringing about a closer understanding and a meeting will wUl shortly be held in Seattle for the tho pur purpose purpose purpose pose of perfecting the organization Chairman B T Stanton of ot the Mon lIon Montana tana railroad commission who has just returned from a Conference of ot the Washington Oregon and Mantana bodies at Olympia Wash stated today toda that at a meeting recently held in Portland attended by the members of those commissions steps had been tak taken taken taken en with this end in view The proposed organization is to be called the North Northwest Northwest Northwest west Division of the National Nati nal Association Association tion of ot Railroad Commissioners Committee Appointed A committee consisting of ot John G Lawrence of Washington S B Aitchi Aitchison son of ot Oregon and Nathan Godfrey of ot Montana was appointed to Invite the commissions of North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin to meet in Seattle in July next for the purpose of forming the association The commissioners found that thal tha the commis commissions commissions commissions of ot the several states have to deal with practically tho the same ame railroads and have haye like conditions to contend with It was therefore thought better for all concerned to form a more Intimate ac acquaintance acquaintance and bring about more unit united united united ed action through the formation of the association The committee appointed at the Port Portland Portland Portland land meeting will convene in Spokane in the near future to perfect plans for tor forthe forthe the permanent organization of at the asso association association elation |