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LOREN H. CAUSEY
One of the leading excavating and
teaming contractors, as well as a dealer in hay, sand, gravel and land
dressing, Loren H. Causey has built up a thriving business throughout San
Joaquin County, even extending his operations considerably beyond its
borders. His integrity of character and
strict attention to detail insure for him a constantly increasing
business. A native son, he was born in
Sacramento County on July 10, 1891 the youngest son of the late Joel H. Causey
and his good wife, Mary R. The Causey
family located on a ranch near Lathrop about 1896, and there Joel H. engaged in
ranching for a few years, then he moved to Stockton, bought property on South
Sutter Street, improved a good home and was engaged in teaming for twenty
years, until he passed away on February 22, 1918, being survived by his widow
and four children: William W., residing
at Los Gatos; Elva, the widow of Cleve Graves, has one son and lives in
Stockton; Stella, is the wife of Ed Berlin of Oakland; and Loren H., of this
review. Mrs. Causey resides at the old
home on South Sutter Street where she and her husband lived for so many
years.
Loren H. Causey received his
schooling in the Lathrop and French Camp schools and graduated from Heald’s
Business College at Stockton, after which he spent two years in a clerical
position with the Southern Pacific Company; next he built up a good bakery
route in Stockton, then spent two years in the glass works at Stockton expecting
to learn the business, but did not continue.
During the World War he was in charge of the machine shop for the C. N.
I. Company, in Stockton, doing repair work.
After the death of his father in 1918, he took charge of his teaming
business and has since expanded his operations until he is known all over
northern California. He keeps six men
employed the year round and during the busy seasons has as many as twenty-five;
he owns twelve head of fine draft horses that he uses in his business and when
the job demands it has used as many as 120.
Mr. Causey contracts to do any kind
of work where horses can be used, no matter where the job may be located. He has executed some of the largest
excavating and filling contracts in Stockton and vicinity, among which we
mention the Wagner Leather Company job, Western States Gas and Electric
Company, Hobbs-Parsons, one where the Dodge Motor Company is now located. He did the excavating for the wheat bins of
the Sperry Flour Company, working three shifts and on account of the men
working fourteen feet underground had to take out extra insurance for
them. One of the largest fills done in
Stockton was for the General Motors Company when he put in 2,000 loads of dirt
to fill two blocks two feet, and here he worked eighty head of horses. At Willows, Glenn County, he harvested 2,000
acres of rice for H. M. Garnett and used 120 head of stock on the job. Besides his contracting work he deals in hay
and in all that he undertakes has met with well merited success.
The marriage of Mr. Causey, March 8,
1916 united him with Miss Maude Keller, a native of Stockton, whose parents,
Richard and Minnie Keller, are California pioneers. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Causey,
Robert Ray. Mr. Causey is a Democrat in
politics and fraternally is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has erected a fine residence on his
property, located at 1938 S. Sutter Street, adjoining the property of his
mother.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1379-1380. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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