Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-28
MAJOR HINES Is TO GET
IMPORTANT ARMY POST
NirEintan Elected to Bc Commander Of
Field Trains In New York
DtVIsiOu.

WASHINGTON. May a7.-Major
Charles Hines. OF New York and Vienna.
Va well-known railroad expert, now
on the stan Of President Daniel Will
lard. of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. with headquarters at Baltimore
Md. has been selected by Mujor-Gen-
cral O'Ryan, commander OF the New
York. division Of the National Guard to
he commander Of field trains of the
division with the rank of colonel
Major Hines Is the only graduate of
West Point who has filled all railroad
positions from freight brakeman to
ce-president. Ills first National
Guard work was in 1889. when. as a
cadet on furlough from West Point he
was volunteer instructor on the staff
OF General Ordway at the Fort Wash
ington camp OF the National Guard OF
Che District OF Columbia. This led to
his selection as major Of the Second
Battalion OF the First District Of CO.
lumbia Volunteers. which saw service
in the Santiago campaign OF the
Spa nish American War.
The position of commander OF field
trains Is new. position. created by the
latest tables OF organization OF the War
department., and reflects the conditions
OF modern warfare. The commander
OF field trains has under him ammu-
milton. supply. sanitary. engineering
and miscellaneous neld trains OF
wagons. motor trucks and pack AMI
mails total OF several hundred
vehicles and more than 1000 men. with
about ninety commissioned officers.
The comma nder OF field trains. as head
OF military police. is really the provost
marshal of the division.
The unit which Major Hines will COM
mand has not yet been organized. He
expects to leave for New York and
start the organization June !. which
will he time enough to have the unit
organized and ready for The field when
tho division Is called out In July.
Major Hines was born in Vienna. Va.
March IS. 1867 and spent his boyhood
on the farm. He graduated from the
Central High School of this city in
1855. lie was appointed TO West Point
from Virginia in 1891, after COM
petitive examination. and graduated.
While serving IN the army he attended
and graduated from tho Cincinnati
Law School, and resigned from the
army in 1895. As cadet and as an
] otnCcr, he aCtcn AS inspector lnEtTuc-
tor at various encampmcnts OF State
militia.
Upon his resignation from tho army
he accepted position as freiGh;
/ brakeman on the Cleveland, Cincinnati.
Chicago and st. Louis Hallway. re-
manning for four years in various ca
pacitics to that OF trainmaster Of the
| Cincinnati-Indianapo division. In
| a01 and 1905 he was receiver OF tho
Washington. Arlington and Falls
| Church Railway. He has done much
investigating work on railways and
has written much about them. In 1900
he was inspector OF safety appliances
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. assisted in revision OF the
business methods OF the Interior De-
partnent. and. special rcprcsen-
tative of President TAFT In 1910, out
| lined a program OF improving organ
! ization and method. OF all executive
departments of the United States
While vicc-presidcnt and general
manager Of the Southern Pacific Rail
way OF Mexico and OF the Arizona
Eastern Railroad. with headquarters
al Tucson, Ariz., in 1912 and 1919 he
had numerous interesting and excit-
I Ing experiences In the revolution
/ ridden zones in Mexico.