Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Neustadter, Edwin I. September 14, 1888 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 449 - 450
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     EDWIN I. NEUSTADTER  is manager of one of Portland's old and substantial 
manufacturing concerns, that of Neustadter Brothers, which has long been 
regarded as one of the leading enterprises in its line on the coast. 
Neustadter Brothers first began business in San Francisco in 1852, the 
original partners being Louis and Henry Neustadter. They prospered from the 
beginning, the business growing in volume and importance, and in 1900 the 
company was incorporated in California and Oregon, with a capital stock of one 
million dollars. The Portland branch was founded in 1878 and has been one of 
the most successful and important parts of the business. The firm is engaged 
in the manufacture of shirts, overalls and work clothing, and is also a 
wholesaler in and mill agent for underwear, hosiery and men's furnishings. The 
Portland branch was started by Sigmund Feuchtwanger, a member of the firm, who 
was manager here for several years, and was succeeded by Ben Neustadter and 
Clarence Jacobson, who managed the business jointly for a number of years. Mr. 
Jacobson died in 1919 and Mr. Neustadter in 1924, the present manager being 
the latter's son, Edwin I. Neustadter. The present officers of the Portland 
company are W. W. Stettheimer, president, and N. H. Neustadter, vice president 
and treasurer. The annual payroll amounts to about three hundred and fifty 
thousand dollars, beside which about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars 
are paid out for local materials used in the factory.

     Edwin I. Neustadter was born in Portland, Oregon, on the 14th of 
September, 1888, and is a son of Ben and Rosetta (Langerman) Neustadter, who 
were born in Bavaria, Germany. The father, born in 1854, came to the United 
States about 1879, landing at San Francisco, and soon afterward arrived in 
Portland, where he became connected with the firm of Neustadter Brothers, with 
which he was associated to the time of his death, serving as manager during 
later years, until his retirement in 1919, and his death occurred in 1924. 
While on a visit to his native country he met and courted Rosetta Langerman, 
who came to the United States when eighteen years of age, and they were 
married in New York city.

     E. I. Neustadter received his educational training in the public schools 
of Portland and the Portland Academy and then entered the factory of 
Neustadter Brothers, in which he began at the very bottom and worked up 
through all departments, becoming thoroughly familiar with every detail of the 
business. In 1919 he was made manager, which position he is filling in a very 
capable and satisfactory manner.

     In 1916, in Portland, Mr. Neustadter was united in marriage to Miss Della 
Wolfe, a daughter of Adolphe Wolfe. She died in 1919, leaving a son, John 
Henry, who was born August 8, 1917. Mr. Neustadter is a member of the Tualatin 
Club, of which he is vice president, and is popular in the social circles in 
which he moves. He has proven an able and sagacious business man, closely 
devoted to the interests of the company which he represents, and stands high 
in the esteem of all who have come into contact with him.

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