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Show a if . mf fit A. A IMf KAYSVILLE, LAYTON AND FARMINGTON. IT All. m . i ' 1 , NUMBER 36. THURSDAY. JULY IS, 1922. pavis County Men Enter Directorate of Miller Floral Company 4! I . Hi - f i t , - VN . ist , - t tW - -. . . ', ,4H ,p.. "4-.- v " v- - ' I . ' f- - ,'K.r ; , s ; j I N. '' ' . -- ' " S 9 M r j '('y, V .Vv' .. - U h m i I'ii f : ? . f- . ' i? ' ?. Vv f 1 I i 4 a-- tst-t- l T . p " , . J v . J rrr ''.v A r f s ' . i f' 1 I 's if ; a : ' r UH V ' s , 1 A .1 L.,. 1 " ! I. s. A I I Birdsfje View of tho Millfr Floral Uompany'g riant, Farmington, Utah dition to his work at the greenhouses, be has devoted a great deal of time to church work, and other public service, being at present, and for years Floral company, the d industry in the largest county, has become a Davis county corporation, as all its directors, with a single exception, are now residents of Farmington and Davis county. Yesterday, July 12th, the annual meeting of the company was held at the office of the company in Farmington and the following directors vere elected: Robert Miller, E. B. Gregory, Golden Barton, all of Farmington; Doctor A. Z. Tanner of Lay-to- n and W. E. Tarbell of Brookfield, Miller The year-roun- Massachusetts. This morning past chorister of Farmington ward choir, a member of council of 5Gth quorum of seventies, and also engaged in other musical and church work and organization both in Farmington and Salt Lake City. He has long since been connected with baseball In Farmington, at ona time manager and at present as president of the local club in th Davis County league. Was elected in 1921 to office of city councilman on the Democratic ticket,-position he now the board met and a organized with the following officers: Robert Miller, president and gen- holds. Mr. Gregory is one of these men eral manager; William Miller, assistwho does not know there is a clock on ant manager; W. E. Tarbell, vice presithe premises of the institution. He is dent and Nephi Palmer, a fine example of thrift, having started with the Miller Floral company eleven years ago at $1.75 a day, ROBERT MILLER and now owns a beautiful home in ' The Miller Floral company had its Farmington, free from any encuminception m the mind of Robert Miller, brance. lie enjoys the work of landJnanager of the Miller Floral company scaping the exterior, and beautifying in the year of 1908, after he had made Robert Miller the interior of his home. He has also several visits tvthe state of Utah to been a stockholder of the Miller F loral investigate the possibilities of startiGolden J. Barton company for a good many years, and ng a Elijah B. Gregory institution in the now owns a considerable block of the state of Utah. After concluding that His B. GREGORY Miller Floral company stock. ELIJAH Lake chamber of commerce for the is a believer in the good of all roses could be grown here successfMr. Miller is rather proud of the and is Latter-for is the main sport hunting. Mr. The subject of thia article fishing of creating a tree ordinance ions, and although he is not a ully, he got one or two of his friends fact that through all the stress and sets a and A. L. good example for Greg- Gregory Lydia Salt Lake City that will help to day Saint, he likes the Mormon people son of Samuel business depression in the east and war of to strain emulate. and near men organized together, young very much, and says he would rather ory, was bom February 7, 1884, the beautify the city. the Miller Floral In Paris, Lamar county, Texas. than them live anywhere company in Massa- throughout this western country was but in among politics, He is a Republican chusetts, under the laws of the state past two years, that the company GOLDEN J. BARTON At the age of thirteen be joined the but the country. affiliations, close no has religious withdividend of Delaware. Latter-da- y able to pay the annual Golden J. Barton, sales manager of Saints church, emigrating its of twelve the He came to in years break a out at to in the Miller Floral company, was born Utah March, 1901, locating Farmington in the year com1910, with a very small amount of operations, when most other since made he has where in Kaysvilie, Utah, on March 16, 1898. Farmington, have schoolmoney, and started operations by panies felt the strain enough to home. few his After a Ie is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. years inwhich of summers in building one greenhouse, a small of- to defer dividends, and yet the the W. E. Barton. He resided at KaysUtah, ing condition finanne fice, and other is in at stitution were spent Lagoon, vilie until 1918, when he married Miss employment equipment necessary for rnnnii.g & florist establishment. cially. of service Southern the entered the he lore nee Perkins of Centerville, and i His success has been continuous from Mr. Miller came from Scotland when Pacific Railway, in 1904, as an ap- made hia home jn Farmington. They ik first. The institution now has he was nineteen years of age, and was prentice in the caY department, later now have one child. culrose commercial over a in He received his education in the becoming head inrpector for that comquarter of a million square feet first employed of glass, devoted to the culture of not ture with the Waban rose conservaa position grade and Davis County high schools pany at Carlin, Nevada, one Massachusetts, and of hi home town. In his senior year Denver on held the he also which Natick, at riy roses, of which they grow over tories instituCAR UNIVERSAL rose THE growing Rio Grande. fifty thousand plants, but also thirty of the leading at high school, he was a member of that at States United central in thousand carnation in mission the the a filled He the dramatic club, playing a leading plants grown for tions Washto went he cut flowers, and there to From states 1909, from February, role in "The Private Secretary." Upon May, potted plant depart- time. had charge he where C ment in which D. soon after 1911, accepting employ- graduating from the Davis high school they grow all kinds of ington, Robc American the for Floral companys n 1917, he accepted a position with Miller roses ment at Pttd plants for commercial use, and of the bout one hundred thousand bulbs of company, and from there he went to in Farmington, as an the Miller Floral company as stengreenhouses A Ford is thePne m charge of 3 hinds. There is also an rose in the New Hampshire, assistant range, and has ographer and assistant bookkeeper. In Exeter, Car. disHe Dependable there. for the January, 1918, he was promoted to institution nden for the institution with that remained floral purpose of growing while Utah in eleven utdoor cut flowers, and years, advancing step by lead bookkeeper, in which capacity n past they have covered the opening he was placed in charge of ie served until September, 1919. He Let us prove it to you. until but forty acres of land for the pur-- f here on an excursion trip to Salt lake step, most where chance the rose the entire took range of more than was then advanced to the position of supplying the greenhouses City, and the growtried had ith new soil thousand who hundred one else square feet of sales manager, which he now holds, practically every year. everyone are no regrets after There not He only The failed. not he where and had only superin and which is one of the most importglass, quality of the flowers grown by ing of roses Ford. very a its from e institution, of work tends the company buying planting, growing, ant offices in the entire organization and particularly roses, managed the inHis some hybridizing of the Miller Floral company. done has but noted all over the United States infancy, but he organized it, etc, of the stock of comthe direction sold the under Floral Miller capable also, success with the Canada, and the products of this corporated it, the Mr. Robert Miller, ne is unquestion pany has been a steady and gradual Phone 100 or see us. $0 are shipped out to eight states, company himself, and managedfrom hkh brings into the state a consider-hi- e company in every department ably one of the leading rose hybri- advancement. He is undoubtedly one the now and is dizers in the United States, and of the best informed men on horticulbottom, sum of money each year. The the top to the comof Uie, stockholder of the promises in the near future to give tural matters of all kinds in the state company is about IC3,- - controlling and general the trade a new commercial rose of Utah. He is weekly correspondent its president year,- and they have not pany, and is &Isse4 a that will be as good a any being for two of the leading trade journals : year ia paying dividends manager, a great taken not has the company started business, f13 grown today. His irork in rose by of the United States, and writes some Mr. MiSer in oy Dealer Ford , in Authorized politics interest bridizing will undoubtedly some day, of the best articles printed in these averaged ever 10 per cent a deal of active in term a served Fear. They have make him known not only throughout papers. He also writes most of the has a retail flower store civic affairs, but . Located in did and council, this country, but everywhere where advertising copy of the wholesale end City, which was opened the Farmington Cityto assist m buM- u METROPOLIS roses are grown, which is all over the of the company. He is especially efcould FUTURE ai-DAVIS COUNTYS which is not only 'the everything he teas 1 retail president He world. town. ficient in everything he attempts to 1 flower store in the state mg up the dub for c Ellen Miss commercial to Julia married He was but one of the best in the of the Farmington do, and is one of the most competent of the 1912. In director November, is of He Tree, Syracuse, This store is a great help four years. (Contused on psge 4.) They now have four children. In ad hiidrg care of the products from Salt Lake Progressive Easiness doi, S&A of the greenhouses in Farmington. and an active member h v n rose-growi- I relig-purpo- in-li- out-do- or , i - j I i I 1 , 4 i i ke U-a- h, Layton Auto Co. - se |