Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 4. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 873.
 
R. H. HOVEY

     general manager and stockholder of the Algoma Lumber Company of Algoma,
Klamath county, was born in San Francisco, California, May 6, 1878, and is a son
of Chester L. and Anna E. (Hoffman) Hovey. The father was born in Quebec,
Canada, while the mother was a native of Massachusetts. They were married in the
east and about 1875 became residents of California. They now make their home in
San Francisco, the father being a retired timber speculator, who formerly had
extensive interests along that line in the Golden state but has now disposed of
much of his holdings. In the family are a son and daughter, the younger being
Rachel, now the wife of S. F. Fairweather, of San Francisco.
     The only son, R. H. Hovey, resided at the place of his birth until about
ten years ago and after pursuing his education in private schools entered the
lumber business with his father under the firm name of the Hovey Timber Company.
He was thus engaged for about ten years, having practical charge of the business
in the purchase and sale of timber, while his father financed the enterprise. He
has now disposed of most of his California interests and in 1909 he came to
Klamath county, where he secured about ten thousand acres of timber land. At
first his father was associated with him but later the former sold his interest
to the Algoma Lumber Company in the fall of 1911.  R. H. Hovey consolidated his
interests with those of the company, of which he has since been manager. The
company now owns about fifteen thousand acres of timber land on the east shore
of Upper Klamath lake and in February, 1912, began the development work,
building a sawmill with a capacity of one hundred thousand feet per shift or two
hundred thousand feet of lumber per day. They are rapidly increasing the number
of their employes, having now about two hundred. The company has platted the
town site and secured the, establishment of the Algoma postoffice and are
building a logging road of standard gauge connecting with the Southern Pacific
Railroad. This will be ten or twelve miles long and already four miles has been
built. The company was incorporated in 1905 and its officers are: Arthur
Gregory, of Redlands, California, president; F. P. Fay, of Los Angeles, vice
president; E. J. Grant, of Los Angeles, secretary; and R. H. Hovey, general
manager.  Aside from his connection with the company Mr. Hovey has individual
interests in timber lands in Oregon and California.
     In 1903 occurred the marriage of Mr. Hovey and Miss Grace Garoutti, a
native of Woodland, California, and a daughter of Judge Charles H. Garoutti,
formerly of the supreme court of California but now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hovey
have one child, Charles G. Throughout his entire life Mr. Hovey has been
connected with the line of business in which he is now engaged and long
experience has thoroughly acquainted him with timber lands and valuations,
enabling him to make judicious purchases and profitable sales. He possesses
marked executive ability and enterprise and has already established himself in a
foremost position as a representative lumberman of southern Oregon.


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