Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
ENGINEERS IN FRANCE
A. u. Cutter, 4. v. VI. ex '8S, Tells of
Their Work In the Wnr

Professor J. W. Votey of the college OF
engineering. University of Vermont has
just received letter from A. 3. Cutter.
ex-e6. in which he gives some idea Of
the scope of work done by tho engineers
in France during the war.
His letter follows in part;
Some time ago | sen, YOU several
prints of my work in France with the
A. f. f. France, almost like Gaul. was
divided into seven sections, over which
an engineer was placed in charge of con-
struction. reporting only TO the chief en-
gineer in Tours
My engineering experience. 100 long
10 be detailed here, was of the most in
terestng nature. | went to the first train
ing camp as civilian candidate was
commissioned a captain in engineering
and was sent with the 18th Engineer Rail-
way regiment to France early in August
1917, among the first 10000 to arrive. I
was located in Bordeaux for year on
the famous 10 million dollar dock and
yard project, Was most pleased one night
at a nurses dance to meet your daugh-
terthe very day of her arrival
My knowledge of French and Spanish
came very useful to me on the work at
Bordeaux and possibly had something to
assistant section engineer when that base
was opened up, A month later, the
colonel was called away and for Is months
as section engineer my engineering ex-
periences we're many, varied, strenuous
and wonderful covering everything from
q latrine TO three million dollar dock The
section extended from Spain TO italy on
the Mediterranean and north to Lyons.
The armistice stopped the work just when
it was most interesting, 1t was most
beneficial to me from an executive point
of view and also in my future work
when ! will have adjusted those two inn
portant items. time and cost. This latter
was Of tho least Importance over there,
The armistice also stopped my majority
but since It Dame to pass in February.
1919, there was no harm done. Spent three
months with the liquidation work and also
served on a board estimating damages.
Am sorry to say that l expect never again
to have a more delightful engineering ex-
perienece and though the work was hard,
much of it most disagreeable, hours long,
the pace swift and strenuous, yet there
was satisfaction in doing each day
your utmost toward the completion and
winning OF a terrible war"
Mr.. Cutter left France in August and
was demobilizcd at camp Lewis wash
ington. after % months service, 2S of which
We're in foreign service lie was recon-
mended for the distinguished service
medal, was decorated by the French gov
| eminent on April as Cheyalier, Legion
| Of Honor. and as he was leaving the l.
! S, consul informed him that the Italian
government was TO give him decora-
ton. He was in Italy very often in con-
ference with their engineers in connec-
ton with transportation docks and fores-
| try industries
! Mr. Gutter has now re-estabished a
consulting office at Everett. Washington,
and is doing special work with the county
engineers office, Snohomish county.
Washington. Later he plans to special
ize along The line OF road work of which
he made "A special study overseas, With
the letter were several prints Of the work
ne did in France.