The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-12
WATERFRONT IS
BIGGEST ASSET

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steamers none q which were par
uculariy successful. In isSs. how +
ever. The Eliza Anderson" was
launched. and that little side
wheeler gave impetus to COM +.
meres. romance and history 10 .
start a regular steamer service Of
Puget Sound ports.
Meanwhile, wind hammers were
coming and going from Tacoma .
10 serve every country in the whole !
world. The frat foreign shipment 1
~ lumber from Tacoma was car
ried In the Maggie Johnston"
which sailed for Vancouver. b, c,
in 1859. The first OF the foreign
bound wheat left for England IN
1881 in the Dakota"
Launch stern-Wheeler
We find that our tea trade with
the Orient was going fun blast in
1855. those scores OF squsre-rig-
gers building a solid foundation
for the great steamer trade that
was TO follow.
In the spring OF 1887 Boat Build
er J. J. Holland launched the
"skagit Chief for
the newly-formed Pacific Naviga-
ton Co. following soon after with
the Henry Bailey" and state Of
Somewhere around that
time far-sighted, shrewd.
Woodworking fellow named
Andrew Foss acquired a "a
horsepower towboat. Now,
half-century later, the COM
pany he founded can boast so
powerful tugs and les barges.
A acknowledging longshoreman
named II. r. Alexander got dis
satisfied with his lot. so pulled
himself by his boot-straps TO boss
OF the Commercial Docks, formed
the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
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