The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 771 

ALBERT B. CUTLER.

Albert B. Cutler represents important fruit interests in the Yakima valley near
Zillah, having not only for a number of years been closely connected with the
development of fine orchards but also identified with fruit packing and
distributing companies. At present he has three ranches, all of which are in
good bearing, assuring him of a comfortable annual income. Mr. Cutler was born
in Harrison county, Iowa, April 13, 1866, a son of William E. and Violet (Hall)
Cutler, the former a native of Michigan and the latter of Ohio. They were among
the early pioneers of Iowa, removing to that commonwealth when it was still
wild prairie, about 1841, and in Iowa both parents passed away.

Albert B. Cutler grew up in that state amid pioneer conditions and early learned
from his father practical methods in regard to agriculture. He received his
education in the public schools and after laying aside his textbooks he farmed
in Iowa until 1889, when he went to Tacoma, Washington, where he remained about
two years, returning to Iowa in 1891. There he again took up farm work and so
continued until 1898, when he came to Yakima county. For four years he worked
for wages and saving his earnings he was then enabled to rent land. Later he
bought a tract which he subsequently sold, but in 1902 he acquired title to
twenty acres close to Cutler station, which was named in his honor. Of this land
he sold six acres, while he still has title to the remainder. Six acres of the
tract are planted to grapes and pears, while seven acres are in hay and one acre
in plowed land. Upon this ranch he lived for a year and then, although he
retained the same, he became foreman for the Thompson Fruit Company,
subsequently for the Sanger Fruit Company and also the Olson Fruit Company and
so continued until 1910. In that year Mr. Cutler bought ten acres one mile east
of Buena, which is in apples, pears, peaches and cherries, and upon this tract
he has since lived. In the same year he also acquired title to fourteen acres
near Parker Heights and this tract is also all in orchard, devoted to apples,
peaches, pears, plums, prunes, apricots and cherries. Thus Mr. Cutler today owns
three very valuable fruit ranches, to the improvement and development of which
he gives his entire time and attention. As the years have passed he has
prospered as he has closely studied the subject of fruit raising and has ever
employed the most modern methods. He has made many improvements upon his place,
erecting suitable buildings and instituting modern equipment, and thus he has
become a prosperous orchardist. Moreover, he is a stockholder and vice president
of the Thompson Fruit Company, one of the large orcharding concerns of the
valley.

On December 22, 1904, Mr. Cutler was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A.
Martin, a native of Whitman county, Washington, and a daughter of Frank M. and
Rosaltha (Northrup) Martin, the latter a native of Walla Walla, Washington, and
a daughter of J. C. Northrup, a pioneer of this state. In fact both parents of
Mrs. Cutler were honored pioneers. Her father has passed away, while the mother
makes her home in Yakima. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler have five children: Genevieve,
Albert, Alicia, Wilma and Constance.

Mr. Cutler has greatly contributed toward the growth and development of the
districts in which he owns ranches and in many ways he has furnished examples to
others by instituting new and resultant methods in regard to horticulture. He is
a public-spirited citizen, ever ready to give his support to worthy measures of
a general nature, and in his political affiliation he is a republican. He is
serving as school director of his district, thus giving evidence of his interest
in educational progress.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.