The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-16
NATION VOTES ITSELF DRY
UNCLE SANS NEW RAILROAD BOSS
WRITES OWN STORY OF HIS LIFE
FOR BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE
Walker d. Hines, Named Direc-
tor General Of Railroads, Tells
How He First Became Inter
ested in Railroads. and Details
of His Work as Railroad At.
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of His Work as Railroad At:
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6Y WALkERSp. HINES.
New United States fDirector General
> Of 'Railreads.
was born at kussellville, KY, Feb.
2, 1870. My father was James M.
Hines, a son Of Warren Walker Hines
Of Bowling Green, Ky. My mothe!
was a daughter Of Walker Downcr. a
member Of tho family Of Downers liv,
ing In Christian and Todd counties
While l was born at Russellville,
practically all the first is years OF
my life were spent at Bowling Green,
Ky. l was educated ut Ogden College
at that place. After being at that col
lege for two years, when IA years old
] went to wOk as a. stenographer in
the law office Of James A. Mitchell
and John e. Du Bose. =,
When was Is, Judge w. l.. Du.
laney appointed me official stenog-
rapher of the circuit court for Warren
county. Shortly thereafter | returned
to Ogden college and two years later
graduated with the degree of bachelor
of science r. B..
After a few more months of stem.
ographic work at Bowling Green,
went to Trinidad, Colo, where ! spent
the year 1889, living with my cousin,
Judge Walter G. Hines, who was then
county Judge for Las aAnimas county
There l devated myself to stenogra.
phic work in law offices and in court
First Railroad Work
20 Years. Ago.
then returned to Kentucky and in
March, 1890, became secretary to
Judge II. w. Bruce, assistant chief
attorney of the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad at Louisville. After a
little over two years in that position
went to the University of Virginia
and studied law, taking the degree OF
Bachelor of Laws In June. 1S93
then returned to the law department
of the Louisville & Nashville as an
assistant attorney. but on account OF
overwork at the university, my eyes
failed and l had to take six months
leave of absence.
Judge Bruce having become chief
attorney of the Louisville & Nashville
I was appointed in 1897 assistant CHIEF
attorney of that company, and in 1901
I became first vice president. In July
1904. resigned to-, Anter the practice
Of law in Louisvine''with Judge A. P,
Humphrey and E-P. Humphrey, the
firm name being. Humphrey, Hines &
Humphrey.
In 1905, while pursuing my work as
a member of that firm / met Victor
.Morawetz of New York. and cooper
ated with him ein some important mat.
ters, of interest to my railroad eli
ents. Mr.. Morawetz was chairman OF
the. executive committee of the Atchi-
son, Topekt & Santa Fe railway. and
its general counsel. He wished to re-
tire 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 committee.
took advantage of this opportunity
and came to New York in May, 1906,
becoming general counsel of the Atch-
ison, and also engaging in the general
practice of the law. I arranged to
have my offices with the firm of Cra-
vath, Henderson 4 de Gersdorff, and
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 1919 retired
from the firm then styled Cravath &:
Henderson, but retained my offices
with that firm until 1916. when I re.
tired altogether from the general
practice and was elected chairman OF
the board of directors Of the Atchison,
retaining also my position as general
counsel
In January. 1918. was appointed
assistant director general of rail-
roads by Director General McAdoo.
was married in 1900 to Alice ely
mer Macfarlane, a daughter of Mr..
Graham Macfarlane originally of Penn
sylvania, but living many years In
Louisville. KY, and now living In
Clarksville, Tenn. We have only one
child, daughter Is years old, Helen
Macfarlane Hines.
on Railroads Side
In Much Litigation.
While I was with Judge Bruce IN
the law department of the Louisville
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