Harkins Transportation Company was founded in 1914 by L.P.(Lovelace Perne) Hosford,
Henry L. Pittock, and A.J. Lewthwaite. The line was named after the tugboat ''
Jessie Harkins
''Jessie Harkins'' was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Columbia River in the USA starting in 1903. It was rebuilt at least twice. Originally, ''Jessie Harkins'' was one of the larger gasoline-engined vessels to operate on the Col ...
'', which had been built by Jacob Kamm and named after Hosford's niece. The line ran steamboats on the lower Columbia from 1914 to 1937, when it was forced into bankruptcy. Steamboats owned by the company included
''Georgiana'',
''Lurline'', ''Undine'', and ''Madeline'' (ex ''Joseph Kellogg''). In 1931, the company built the diesel propeller tug ''L.P. Hosford'', using upper works salvaged from the ''Lurline''.
[Newell, Gordon, and Williamson, Joe, ''Pacific Steamboats'', at page 40, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA (1958)]
See also
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''Georgiana''
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''Lurline''
References
{{Columbia River Steamboats, state = collapsed
Steamboats of the Columbia River
1903 establishments in Oregon
Transport companies established in 1903