The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-06-03
GOVERNOR eEER.s Visit.
Rs spent a Few Hours in the City Last
Evening.

1t isn't such an easy matter for state
official, especially the governor of the
state, to visit city, or even pass
through, without the news being spread
broadcast and crowd being at the boat
or train to greet him. And SO a little
bird whispered to THE CHRONICLE, just
as we were going to press, that Gov.
Geer was on board the Dalles City, and
that fam lily journal in turn told its read
ers that we were to be honored by the
presence of our governor. Consequent
ly, when the steamer pulled in at the
dock, the executive was surprised to see
a large number of people awaiting his
arrival, and to find carriage in waiting !;
but, in spite of his desire to pass through
the city incognito, he accepted the in
evitable and permitted Mayor Nolan and
Otis Patterson to capture him and take
him at-once to the club rooms, where he
was received by number of citizens.
Had the news of his coming been an
nounced early in the day and more gen.
orally known, he would have been en-
Enthusiastically received, for Governor
Geer is one of the most popular execu-
tives our state has ever known, being
an unassuming whole-souled man, and
at the same time sound in his doctrines
and as able as sound. He won the
hearts of Dalles people upon his visit
during the campaign, and proved to
them that he was genuine. However,
the Commercial Club band gave him a
sweet musical welcome, and after two
selections by them, Mayor Nolan in a
short speech welcomed the governor and
| introduced him from the club portico to
! the audience below.
| Governor Geer then made very short
speech. among other things saying that
when he contemplated his trip to visit
in fact, until five minutes before he left
Portland it was his intention to take the
train and pass right through The Dalies
but on second thought, remembering
that he had not sailed up the ColuIn bis
and viewed its beautiful scenery fol
thirty-three years, he decided to make
the trip on the boat. He then spoke of the
locks-at the Cascades and the wonderful
work which the government lad un-
dertaken and accomplished in thest
locks, which were so superior to like
structures which he had seen. Speak
ing of his last visit to the city he sale
that upon that occasion he came in thu
interest of the party which he repre-
sented, but now that he came as th'
chief executive of the state, his interes
and solicitude were for the masses, re
gardless of party bounds In closing he
congratulated the people of The Dale:
and Eastern Oregon at large upon tn,
prosperity which is hers and her pros
poets for the future.
4 At the close of his speech, the banC
again played, after which many i'm
proved the opportunity to shake hand
with the governor.
Later, in company with Emil Schannt
and Hugh Gouriey, Governor Geer tool
walk through the principal streets o
our city and up on ti.e bluff overlooking
the city. He ex pressed his surprise a
the Improvements in The Dalles, anC
spoke particularly of his surprise at see
ing such fine stores as are found through
out the town.
The hours until train time were spen
with friends at the club rooms aud tn,
Umatilla House, and he resumed hi
journey on the IL :45 train.