"bailey gatzert" passed hood river on first regular trip on tuesday, may 14, 1901, at 2:00. the steamer was advertised as making a roundtrip from portland to the dalles, departing portland at 7:00 a.m. and leaving from the dalles on the return trip at 5:00 p.m. in early july, 1901, running under the white collar line, the "gatzert" was running between portland and the dalles daily except sunday, when excursions were run. the steamer "tahoma" was then running to astoria on the "gatzert"'s old route. john m. fillon was the line's agent in the dalles. prather & barnes were the company's agents in hood river.