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justice to Mr. Cutting and his valuable 

 services. 



. A word regarding Mr. Cutting as a 

 man is necessary to understand his ex- 

 ceptional success. He is always a gen- 

 tleman, and so wins the regard and con- 

 fidence of those he may wish to influence. 

 His pleasing address adds further to his 

 power of persuasion. Most of all he be- 

 lieves in his cause, and so acts with an 

 energy and enthusiasm that attracts, 

 then interests and at last persuades. 

 Lastly, he thoroughly studies any enter- 

 prise in which he engages, and so be- 

 comes a master, a leader as well. So in 



H. D. CUTTING. 



his work he never says "Go," but, 

 rather, "Come on, boys." 



In two capacities Mr. Cutting has 

 shown signal ability in connection with 

 Michigan apiculture ; has wielded excep- 

 tional influence, and has achieved brill- 

 iant results. I refer to his position as 

 Secretary of the State society, which I 

 think he has held since 1881, and his 

 valuable service in connection with the 

 State Fair, where, owing mainly to his 

 efforts, the premium list has advanced 

 from $5.00 to over $300, which, if I 

 am not mistaken, is the largest and most 

 generous offered in the United States. 



Our State society stood high when 

 Secretary Cutting assumed the duties of 

 Secretary. We had previously had the 



benefit of such wide-awake, capable 

 officers as Bingham, Heddon, Benton, 

 etc., and so it was no easy task to keep 

 the interest and work up to the high-tide 

 mark, especially during the discourag- 

 ing seasons that have marked about a 

 third of Mr. Cutting's term of office. Yet 

 Mr. Cutting has more than achieved that 

 distinction. While I would not say that 

 the interest and profit at some of the old 

 first meetings, with Moon and Rood, 

 Postman, etc., on deck, were ever sur- 

 passed — those old meetings were de- 

 lightful—I will say that, for the whole 

 period together, the past nine years 

 have stood at the front. The pro- 

 grammes, general spirit of the meetings, 

 and valuable results achieved, have 

 been most admirable, as many can at- 

 test ; and for all this, Secretary H. D. 

 Cutting should have chief praise. 



Nor has Mr. Cutting's record been any 

 less bright in relation to our honey ex- 

 hibit at the State Fair. In the old time, 

 honey was sandwiched in between butter 

 and vinegar, with somewhere about $5 

 offered for premiums. Mr. Cutting ap- 

 pealed, on behalf of the bee-keepers, to 

 the authorities. His petitiom was listen- 

 ed to and granted, and now Michigan 

 has a special building devoted to the 

 apiary, and offers premiums to the 

 amount of $300. For nearly all of this 

 we are indebted to Mr. Cutting. Nor 

 did he stop there. The revised list once 

 adopted, Mr. Cutting went to work with 

 all his energy and zeal and secured an 

 exhibit worthy a special building and a 

 generous premium list. Few exhibitions 

 compare with the honey-shows of Michi- 

 gan in quality of exhibits and neatness 

 of display. For all this Mr. Cutting 

 should have chiefest praise, with Mr. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson as a near second. 



Not only is Mr. Cutting praiseworthy 

 for his energy and enthusiasm, which 

 have accomplished so much, but he is 

 remarkable for his modesty and reserve. 

 He never pushes himself "to the front, 

 but is always urging others to places of 

 honor and' responsibility. While he 

 never pushes himself for position, he 

 always gives most efficient service when 

 called upon to act. Michigan bee-keep- 

 ers can never be too grateful for the 

 valuable work that he has wrought in 

 our State. A. J. Cook. 



To the foregoing worthy estimate of 

 Bro. Cutting and his services to bee- 

 culture, Bro. Root added these para- 

 graphs: 



In addition to the well-written sketch 

 above of Mr. Cutting's career as a honey 



