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A. J. BEUTER

     Following in the professional footsteps of his father, A. J. Beuter has
established an enviable reputation as a mechanical engineer and Is also well
known as the Portland representative of The Baldwin Locomotive Works, to which
he has given twenty-three years of faithful, efficient service. He was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1886, and his father, Jacob Beuter, was one of
its pioneer electrical engineers. He has passed away and the mother, Mrs. Louise
Beuter, is also deceased.
     In the acquirement of an education A. J. Beuter attended the public schools
of the Quaker city and the Philadelphia Central high school and continued his
studies in the Franklin Institute, taking an engineering course. When a young
man of nineteen he became connected with The Baldwin Locomotive Works, starting
as a tracer in the engineering department, and as he demonstrated his worth was
steadily advanced through the various departments, thus acquiring a detailed
knowledge of the business. In 1913 he was sent to San Francisco, California, as
technical representative of the institution and since January, 1917, has been
manager of the Portland office. Through high class engineering service Mr.
Beuter has developed a large business, which is drawn chiefly from the lumber
industry of this region. Specializing in one product, he has closely observed
the various phases of the work, following the development of the types of
engines used in logging operations and making the changes necessary for the best
interests of the lumbermen by creating special designs for these purposes.
      In 1913 Mr. Beuter was married in Philadelphia to Miss Florence Frederick,
by whom he has a son, Edmond. Mr. Beuter belongs to the Rotary, Arlington and
Golf Clubs of Portland and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers and his political allegiance is given
to the republican party. Holding to high standards in the field of professional
service, he has become a power in constructive development and evolution in the
Pacific northwest and the firmness, frankness and strength of his character have
won for him a secure place in the esteem of his fellowmen.

 
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