Established a steamship line. Matson worked aboard a Spreckels family yacht, the Lurline. From the Spreckels, he bought his first ship. He gradually acquired a large fleet of vessels. Matson's daughter, Lurline, established "Why Worry Stables" in Woodside. Her husband, William Phillip Roth, took over the shipping interests and bought the Oceanic Steamship Company from the Spreckels family. Lurline deeded a large estate, Filoli, to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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