Hale Passage and Wollochet Bay Navigation Company
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The Hale Passage and Wollochet Bay Navigation Company was a cooperative
formed in 1912 by a group of 120 farmers for the purpose of pooling their resources to save shipping costs by purchasing a steamboat to ship their produce to market. The cooperative also intended to change the steamer's schedule to better fit the farmer's needs. In May 1912, the company bought the propeller steamer Crest
from the Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company
for $11,500. The company renamed the vessel Bay Ocean and hired Capt. Thomas Torgeson to run the vessel on a daily route between Arletta, Washington and Tacoma, stopping at ten intermediate landings along the way.
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
formed in 1912 by a group of 120 farmers for the purpose of pooling their resources to save shipping costs by purchasing a steamboat to ship their produce to market. The cooperative also intended to change the steamer's schedule to better fit the farmer's needs. In May 1912, the company bought the propeller steamer Crest
Crest (steamboat 1900)
Crest was a wooden steamboat that operated on Puget Sound in the early 1900s. Following a sale of the vessel in May, 1912, this boat was known as Bay Island.-Career:...
from the Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company
Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company
The Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company was a shipping company that operated steamboats on Puget Sound in the early 1900s. Steamboats owned by the company included Burton and Magnolia.-References:...
for $11,500. The company renamed the vessel Bay Ocean and hired Capt. Thomas Torgeson to run the vessel on a daily route between Arletta, Washington and Tacoma, stopping at ten intermediate landings along the way.