The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-28
DIRECTOR HINES
TELLS STORY OF
HIS RA|LROADING
BY WALKER D. HINES
New United States Director Genera

of Railroads.
was born at Russellville, KY, Feb.
IL, 1870. My father was James H.
Hines, son of Warren Walker Hines.
of Bowling Green, KY. My mother was
a daughter Of Walker Downer, a men,
Der of the family OF Downers living
lin Christian and Todd counties.
While I was born at Russellville.
practically all the first IS years of my
life were spent at Bowling Green. Ky.
was educated at Ogden College at
that place. After being at that college
for two years, when IA years old. I
went to work as a stenographer in the
law office of James A. Mitchell and
John E. Du Bose.
When 1 was 16. Judge William L.
Dulaney appointed me official stenog-
rapher of the circuit court for War
rem county. Shortly thereafter I re-
turned to Ogden College and two
years later graduated with the degree
Of bachelor of science.
AT ter a few more months of stenog-
graphic work at Bowling Green. I
went to Trinidad. Colo, where I spent
the year 1889, living with my cousin,
Judge Walter G. Hines, who was then
county judge for Las Animas county.
There I devoted myself to stenogra phic
work in law offices and in court
First Railroad Work % Years Ago.
I then returned to Kentucky, and
in March, 1890 became secretary to
Judge H. w. Bruce. assistant chief
attorney of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad at Louisville After alitt/
over two years in that position, /
went to the University of Virginia and
studied law, taking the degree of
Bachelor of Laws in June 1898. then
returned to the law department Of the
Louisville & Nashville as an assistant
attorney. but on account of overwor1
at the university, my eyes failed and
had to take six months leave of abb
sence.
Judge Bruce having become chief
attorney of the Louisville &, Nashville.
II was appointed in 1897 assistant chief
attorney of that company. and in 1901
beca me first vice president. In July,
1904. I resigned to enter the practice
of law in Louisville with Judge A P
Humphrey and E. P. Humphrey. the
firm name being Humphrey, Hines &
IIr-,,-h~av
In 1905, while pursuing my work as
la member of that firm. I met Victor
Norawetz of New York, and coop
Grated with him in some important
matters of interest to my railroad
clients. Mr. Morawetz was chairman
of the executive committee of the At
Gibson. Topeka & Santa Fe railway.
and its general counsel. he wished to
retire from active railroad work and
suggested that I come to New York
and succeed him as general counsel,
with a view also to succeeding him as
chairman of the executive commit
| tee
and came to New York in Nav. 1906,
becoming general counsel of the At
Gibson and also engaging in the gem
/ eral practice Of law. arranged to
/ have my offices with the firm OF
Cravath. Henderson & de Gersdorff
I ard in 1907 became a member of that
firm
/ In 1908 I succeeded Mr. Morawetz
as chairman of the executive commit
tee of the Atchison. In 1913 retired
from the firm then STYLED Cravath &
! Henderson. but retained by offices
/ with that firm until 1916. when re-
tired altogether from the general prac-
5tice and was elected chairman of the
board of directors of the Atchison. re-
tang also my position as general
fcounse1.
| In January. 1918. 1 was appointed
assistnt director general of railroads
by Director General McAdoo
/ was married in 1900 to Alice CIV
mer Marfarlane. daughter of Mr..
Graham Macfarlane, originally of