Gunnison news-champion., 1911-09-01

MJH8ay evening". sasBsosaeed
asd unattended. tioSernor Shair,sh
ahehted iron the beaver a Rlo
Grande TRAIN from the Nest. He i.
makIng a tour 1T tB-pecsIoa 1t the
State lnstItuti8a8s. and stopEed al
GsnnIsos ior the parPsse uf ioukIng
over the State Normal Salldlas IL
seems 81 be hIs policy, however. 90
drop IA aBawares 0a a c0masanity,
So as 10 hnd the ordinary conditions
"a the institution there located lie
WAS soon recoeelzedby a pumber 81
our cItIzens, including Hon John A.
Lehrritter, Sheriff Hanlon and Judge
Hetherineton. To the latter he an
over one day IN Gann,son, and ask
ed TO be taken Immedlstelv 10 the
State Normal bulldrns He declin-
ed any conveyance and expressed his
aeslre 70 wax sp 10 the grounds
On his way up, he passed over a
large portion OF the new walk that
has Just been laid by our enterprls-
ing citizens, and Expressed his salts
faction upon the fact that such walks
were being LAID and that he hoped
they could soon be extended to the
Normal itself. He spent some time
in looking over the bulldlne He
expressed his entire satisfaction upon
the manner in which the state fands
had been expended and WAS delight
ed with the site and surroundings
of the building He said that in
the beginning, every educational in
stitutlon had some difficulties TO over
come, bet that the Gunnlson Normal
had less than was usual In such cases
and that the success Of the instItu-
tlon WAS now secured. After seeing
tbs Normal, he walked through the
town to the hotel and ON his way
nast Q nsmber Of the citizens Of Gun
nisoa.
Next morning, Mr.. C. W. Winslow
took the Governor for . ride In his
automobile up the Ohio Creek valley
lie Was accompanied by Mayor Col
Inns, President of the Chamber of
Commerce Samp.iner and Marshal
Jennings He was taken TO the
ranch of Mr.. II. W Gray. and was
greatly Interested 10 see the manner
in which GunnIson countys unex-
celled hay crop is harvested He
wss surprised and delighted at the
beautiful valley Of Gunnison county,
and was astonlshed at the agiicul-
tsral possibilities of this country of
which 30 little is known ON the cut
side. The Governor was also great
lv interested in the coal, granite and
mineral resources Of this county, and
especially in the marble Of the Colo
RADIO Yule Marble Company, which
he had recently visited and OF which
he made frequent mention.
After the automobile ride, a sage
chicken luncheon was rendered the
Governor and the Gunnison Board
of Trustees bv Mrs. George Hether
ington, assisted by Mrs DIR. Sullivan.
The morning ride had given the
Governor keen appetite, and he
seemed to greatly enjoy Gunnison
coantys game fowl After the
luncheoa, Dr. George Sullivan took
the Governor around among the busl-
ness houses of Gunnlson and intro
duced him to all the citizens they
met. In front of the News-Cham-
pion office. a snap shot was taken OF
the Governor by one Of our staff.
This picture, if successful, will sp-
pear in a later issue Of this paper.
The Governor frequently expressed
his satisfaction regarding the Nor
NAL building at Gunnlson, and 10
Mr.. Spencer. Mr.. Collins and Mr.
Steele, members Of the Gannison
Board of Trustees, he Expressed his
most hearty thanks for the manner
in which they had constructed this
building. he stated that during his
administration, some twenty build
ing. had been erected with state
fands, and that the state Of Colorado
had received more value for the
money % expended in the Gsnnison
bsilding than in any OF the others.
Indeed, he said that this building
eqaaled in capacity, durability and
architectural besatv TO some OF the
buildings which had cost the state
not less than twice the amount. He
ALSO expressed his appreciatlon Of
the services rendered by Hon. John
A. Lehrrtter in the passage OF the
Appropriation Bill and also for his
insiesence upon the approval OF the
ssme by the Governor. He me-
Hoa- c. T. R.salt, the Father of the
Bill establishing the Normal School
at G.nnison, and stated that il 80
largely because Of the contract en-