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Personal Sketches of Marine Men i. Raymond, Chairman, Atlantic, Culf & West Indies Steamship Lines By E.G: Kreutzberg <r ARRY HOWARD RAYMOND, the new chairman @ of the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship lines, is of that tribe of folk down east which is reputed to be web-footed. His ancestors lived at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and were shipping people being pioneers in the steamship business _be- tween Yarmouth and Boston and St. John, N. B. Young Raymond was born in 1864, and his childhood was spent in the atmosphere of the sea and shipping. He received his education at the Yarmouth seminary, spending his vacations, as he grew older, working in some branch or other of the family shipping business. At the age of 17 he finished his schooling and went to work as a clerk with the line that operated between Boston and Yar- mouth. This was the Clements Steamship Co., named after an uncle. Then something happened which seems quite improb- able, for Mr. Raymond today is a big, hearty man, radiating health and strength. At the age of 20 his health failed and he had to go South. He went to Florida. There he not only regained his health but de- veloped an affection for that state which he has held ever since. In addition he grasped a vision of the future of Florida which since has contributed largely to his progress as one of the leading figures in the shipping business. After recuperating for a while, Mr. Raymond went to work as a clerk for the St. Johns River Transit Co. In 1885 he started his connection with the Mallory line, becoming purser of the STATE oF TEXAS, which plied between New York, Port Royal, S. C. and Fernandina, Fla. ; His rise since has been steady. traveling agent for his company. In 1888 he became The following year So by step during 42 years of service he has risen from purser in the Mallory line to chairman of the largest combine of American coastwise lines. STRONG sense of justice und his habit of backing up his co-workers to the limit has won for him the loy- alty of the company’s personnel afloat and ashore. F HARDY sea-faring stock he has an inborn love for the sea. Yacht- ing is his principal recreation, having owned and sailed several well-known racing sloops. he was called to the New York office and remained there until 1892 when he returned South as general Southern agent. In 1899, he again was called North, becoming superintendent in charge of operation, and later general manager. In 1907, when the consolidation was effected which since has developed into the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship lines, Mr. Raymond was elected vice president and general manager of both the Clyde and Mallory lines. In 1915 he was elected president of the two companies, serving in this capacity until his recent election as chairman of the Agwi lines. In addition, Mr. Raymond also served as president of the Gulf & Southern Steamship Co. and the Colombia Steamship Co., and as a director of the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co., the New York Porto Rico Steamship Co. and other allied shipping interests. The gigantic construction program for the Clyde line which was started a few years ago and which is now reaching completion, undoubtedly is Mr. Raymond’s big- gest single achievement toward the development of the coastwise shipping industry in this country. This pro- gram includes six steamers aggregating 45,000 tons and involving an outlay of approximately $14,000,000. The ships need not be described here excepting to state that they incorporate every modern facility for adding to the comfort and safety and speedy transportation of passengers and for the most effective handling of freight. Mr. Raymond became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1892. He served as lieutenant in the naval reserve during the Spanish American war. During the world war he was made a member of the council of national defense. On Jan. 28, 1918, he was appointed vice chairman of the shipping control committee of the 42 MARINE REVIEW—July, 1927