History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . O r^ r>. BIOGRAPHICAL 263 CHARLES B. BEITLER—The name of Beitlerreaches back in the annals of Pittsburgh to that timewhen the now magnificent city was a mere handful ofsettlers in the midst of a great wilderness. But throughevery phase of development which the section has ex-perienced, the name of Beitler has stood in the frontrank of the march of progress. Charles B. Beitler, oneof the present day representatives of this name, is aprominent manufacturer of optical goods. John Beitler,
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . O r^ r>. BIOGRAPHICAL 263 CHARLES B. BEITLER—The name of Beitlerreaches back in the annals of Pittsburgh to that timewhen the now magnificent city was a mere handful ofsettlers in the midst of a great wilderness. But throughevery phase of development which the section has ex-perienced, the name of Beitler has stood in the frontrank of the march of progress. Charles B. Beitler, oneof the present day representatives of this name, is aprominent manufacturer of optical goods. John Beitler, grandfather of Charles B. Beitler, wasborn in Lancaster county, Pa., and came to Pittsburgh,the settlement, when a boy. He lived to see this pioneervillage develop into a great, modern city; and his ownpersonality bore a share in upholding the civic standardwhich has made the city great. The fine old man pos-sessed great physical vitality, living to nearly one hun-dred years of age, and then meeting death by was equally endowed with mental and moral force,being in full possession of his faculties t
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