Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Matus, J. A. April 1890 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Page 36
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     J. A. MATUS is president of the American Copper Works, Inc., which is the 
leading concern in its line in Portland. It has within the period of three 
years become widely known because of the high quality of its work and the 
superiority of its products and is enjoying a steady and substantial growth. 
The business was established in July, 1925, by J. A. Matus, who is president 
of the company, Joseph Stenek, treasurer, and J. Van Hoomissen, secretary. The 
plant occupies a concrete building, fifty by one hundred feet, at 699 Thurman 
street, and does a general aluminum, brass and copper smithing business. The 
company engages in the manufacture of general copper, brass, aluminum and 
monel metal equipments, boilers, coils, kettles, vats, tanks; steam jacketed 
kettles for candy, jams, syrups, dye works and varnish; stills for benzine, 
alcohol, turpentine and water; evaporators and vacuum pans for milk 
condenseries, jam, catsup, chemicals, extracts, sugar, pectin and berry 
juices; does lead lining, soldering, tinning, brazing and welding, and makes a 
specialty of general pipe bending and marine work, for all of which it has 
complete modern equipment and employs none but highly skilled workmen.

     J. A. Matus was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in April, 1890, and 
is a son of Wendell and Mary Matus, who still reside in the Quaker city. He 
obtained a good public school education and learned the coppersmith trade, at 
which he was employed about six years in his home city. He then started out to 
gain experience in other places and worked in many of the larger cities of the 
country, including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Seattle and San 
Francisco, and in the fall of 1924 came to Portland and established his 
permanent residence. In 1925 he organized the American Copper Works, which he 
incorporated and to the interests of which he has devoted his attention 
continuously since, gaining a reputation as an able business man of sound 
judgment, thorough technical knowledge and high principles, and has met with 
well merited success. He is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of 
Elks and the Woodmen of the World and in his political attitude is 
independent, supporting the men and measures that he believes to be for the 
best interests of the community. Since coming to Portland he has formed a wide 
acquaintance and has won a large circle of warm friends, who esteem him for 
what he has accomplished and for his excellent personal qualities.

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