V. C. Raines, cashier of the Bank of Perry, has been brought up in the banking business. He is a son of J. L. Raines, a personal sketch of whom precedes this article, and was born at Morro, San Luis, Obispo county Calif., October 5, 1880. When three or four years of age his parents returned to Jefferson county, Kansas, where he was reared and educated. After completing high school, he took a business course in Kansas City. Since he was fifteen years old, he has worked in the bank of which he is now cashier, with the exception of the years 1909 and 1910, during which time he served as State bank examiner under J. N. Dolley. In 1911 when his father became president of the Bank of Perry, V. C. succeeded to the cashiership. Although a young man, Mr. Raines has had a broad range of experience in all phases of the banking business, which together with his genial disposition and knowledge of men and affairs, well qualifies him for the responsible position which he holds. He was married December 7, 1910, to Miss Linnie Colley, of Perry. She is a daughter of J. W. Colley, a pioneer of the Kaw valley, now a prominent business man in Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Raines have one child, James L. Mr. Raines is a staunch Republican, and since casting his first vote has supported the principles of that party. His fraternal affiliations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.