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Show OMB No. NPS Form 1Q-SOQ-a 10024-0018 Utah WordPerfec15.1 Format (Revtsed Feb. 1993) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. ~ Page ~ Clark Lane Historic District. Farmington. Davis County. UT (1890)22, the city incorporated (1892), new irrigation companies were organized (1892)23, and new businesses were established, including Wood General ~tore (1890)24, and the Farmington Commercial &Manufacturing Company (1891) 5. The organization of the latter was assisted by Ezra T. Clark, who ras subsequently elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the i~stitution2. During the following year, the Davis County Bank was organized 7 to which Clark was elected as its first president. His son, Amasa L. Cl~[k, concurrently served as cashier, eventually becoming bank president in 1945 . The growth of the 1890's continued into the next two decades which saw the establishment of many new commercial enterprises in Farmip~ton. These included the Rampton Drug Store (199J), L.H. Oviatt and Company (1902) and Farmington Livery and Feed Stable (1907) . Vast improvements were also made to the city's infrastructure incl~ding the addition of a new culinary water system in 1906 and electricity in 1908 1 • Beginning in 1910 the city of Farmington was to undergo a change that would have an effect on both the economy and self image of the community. Amasa L. Clark, who was currentl~ serving as Mayor of Farmington (19081912), was no doubt involved in this process 2. In April of 1910 a floral entrepreneur by the name of Robert Miller established the Miller Floral Company which, because of its great success in only its first year, encouraged a committee of citizens to christen Farmington as liThe Rose Cityll. The committee planned a celebration known as "Rose Day" which was celebrated on Arbor Day. Each year on that date, beginning in 1910, a rose sale was conducted and prizes of Jfoice shrubs were awarded to those planting the largest number of roses on this day . While it 22Ibid. p. 14. 23Ibid. p. 49. 24Ibid. p. 2~hite, 43. John S., Farmington. The Rose City (Kaysville. Utah: Reflex Print. 1913) p.37. 26Tanner. Annie Clark. A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark. (Salt Lake City: Univ. of Utah. 1975). pp. 51. 27Ibid. p. 25. 28Gould. Robert F. Ezra Thompson Clark's Ancestors and Descendants. (Bethesda Maryland. 1975). p. 32. 29Ibid. p. 39. 3O Ibid. p. 41. 31Hess. Margaret Steed. My Farmington (Salt Lake City: Moench Letter Service, 1976) p. 50. 32Gould. p. 32 3SWhite, John S.• Farmington. The Rose City (Kaysville. Utah: Reflex Print, 1913) p. 17. ~ See continuation sheet |
