Biographies
GEORGE H. CUTTER
The president of the
California Fruit Exchange ranks among the most experienced and progressive
fruit growers in the valley of the Sacramento and in his official capacity he
is giving to other horticulturists the benefit of his practical experience with
deciduous fruits. For a period of twelve years, beginning in 1898 and continuing
until 1910, he held the office of horticultural commissioner. His efficient
discharge of official duties was a matter of general comment and prepared the
way for later association with kindred activities. With keen patriotic devotion
he devotes himself to the horticultural upbuilding of
his native commonwealth. It has been his steadfast endeavor to promote the
fruit industry in the state, to secure better conditions, to correct evils and
to raise the kind of fruit adapted to a particular locality. Any progress made
in the industry is a cause of gratification not only to him, but to all
interested in the business.
Descended
from remote English ancestry and from Revolutionary stock, George H. Cutter was
born in San Francisco November 22, 1863, and is a son of R. S. and Jennie F.
Cutter, the former a native of Jefferson county, N. H., and the later born in
Belfast, Me. As early as 1853 the father accompanied an expedition of Argonauts
to California, where for some time he engaged in mining with indifferent
success. Coming to Sacramento county in 1869 he took
up land and began to develop a farm, but his death four years later prevented
the carrying out of his plans for agricultural success. His widow still
survives. Of their five children the third, George H., received his education
in public schools and at Atkinson's Business College. Upon leaving school he
engaged in farming and always has been more or less interested in that
occupation or allied activities. In Sacramento, December 28, 1892, he married
Miss Carrie M. Curtis, a native of Sacramento and a daughter of William Curtis,
one of the earliest settlers in the Sacramento valley. Mr. and Mrs. Cutter have
one son, Curtis Harold.
At
the time when his father-in-law, William Curtis, held the office of county
supervisor, Mr. Cutter was appointed road master and for eight years had charge
of the building of roads, meanwhile constructing the first macadam road in the
entire county. During the years 1894-95 he served as deputy assessor and from
1898 to 1910, as previously stated, he filled the office of horticultural
commissioner with great efficiency. Upon the organization of the California
Fruit exchange he became a stockholder and director and now fills the office of
president, discharging the manifold duties of the position with executive
ability and unflagging zeal. Together with his brother he has added acreage to
the old homestead and acquired large interests in other properties in the
state. Mr. Cutter is also a public spirited citizen aiding those measures
having for their object the permanent upbuilding not
only of the city, but the whole of the Sacramento Valley.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 996-997. Historic Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.