Show Sk k 1st Z i 11 T fly cV r r ti a 1 MILLER 1 LER FLORAL FLORAT IS SOLD Vista International Corporation Corpora Corpora- tion has announced the December Decem her ber 1968 purchase of Miller Iiller Floral Company a Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty wholesale floral company UTIlE ACQUISITION of Miller ller Floral Company as part of Vista International Corporation will vill further enhance our desire to diversify thus promoting our ouro o own 11 financial growth as well as that of our own local community community community and all of oC Utah said Layton Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton Ott president In the same announcement Mr 11 Ott said Ralph M M. Wright former c owner co-owner would continue continue continue con con- in his present capacity as president and general man man- ager He was also appointed vice president of VICO In addition he will assume new new duties as director of the Vista International Park VIP deluxe deluxe de de- deluxe campgrounds for recreational recreational recreational vehicles MR WRIGHT who lives at East South Bountiful graduated from East Hiah as well as the University of Utah with a BS in accounting To To further his business education education tion lon he attended the Harvard Hanard Graduate School of Business acquiring an MBA IBA in his chosen field Along with his other credits Mr Wright served on a navy destroyer for three years during the he Korean conflict carrying the he rank of Lieutenant jg PRIOR TO his purchase co-purchase of Miller liller Floral Company in n 1964 Mr 11 Wright was employed by y the American Gilsonite Company Company Company Com Com- pany Continental Oil Company and served as General Manager Manager Mana Mana- ger of the Uinta Oil Refining Company At present Miller 1 Floral employs employs employs em em- ploys 50 employees thus supporting supporting sup- sup porting orting people The operation operation operation oper oper- spends nearly per er year carrying on business throughout the Intermountain and Western states MILLER FLORAL property includes some four acres of oC greenhouse space wi with th a production production production pro pro- of roses and carnations If that weren't enough it grows potted plants per year and is well known in ci cities ties such as Chicago Oklahoma Ci City y Detroit it Cleveland and other major major markets Originating with the Vista Liner Camper line VICO has expanded to include Freeway Coaches Inc of oC Idaho Falls Ida and in another directly related field VICOs VICO's management management management mana mana- gement instituted a system of travel parks Vista International al Park which is designed to accommodate the products it manufactures ALONG WITH the aforementioned aforementioned aforementioned afore afore- mentioned entities a fiber- fiber Aerial view of Miller Floral Comp Company tny Farmington which was recently sold a i i RALPH I. M. M WRIGHT glass fabrication plant was purchased in Salt Lake City United Products Inc supplying supplying supplying supply supply- ing component parts for other VICO products as well as acting as a supplier in a wide range of industrial and commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial needs More recently recent recent- ly VICO purchased another Utah based company Utah Mobile Homes manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers of the Columbia and Leisure Home Mobile Homes for over million dollars |