Show GREEN RIVER FIELD LOCAL institution FURTHER EXPANDS BY BUYING prosperous BUSINESS IN EMERY COUNTY CITY the moab garage company the largest business institution in southeastern utah has continued its program of expansion the past week by buying outright the midland garage company of green river the deal involving a cash consideration of around was closed friday and the moab garage company has already taken possession of the green river business the midland garage company was owned by E A dufford john D byers and john jones who purchased the business several years ago from george A franz it is one of the best known and most prosperous garage institutions in eastern utah R 0 dark D E baldwin and R J fletcher directors of the moab garage company were at green river friday and closed negotiations tor the transfer mr baldwin and R J thomson jr are now in green river taking an inventory of the stock and making a number of changes in the garage the new owners have not yet choen a manager for the green river business with the acquisition of the green river business the moab garage company now operates four garages in southeastern utah in addition to the moab business the company has important branches at monticello and thompsons Thomp sons the green river garage will probably rank second to the headquarters establishment at moab in volume of business transacted the moab garage company besides operating the four garages does a general transportation business having a large fleet of trucks and stage cars the company also handles coal wood electrical and plumbing supplies grain and flour and does an immense amount of business each year surpassing that of any other institution in eastern utah the moab garage company i owned by R 0 dark D E baldwin C E baldwin R J fletcher and dor taylor all equal stockholders and di rectors of the institution the jofh cers are president D E baldwin vice president C S baldwin tary treasurer R C clark |