| Show THE FAIRVIEW Betty Ramsey Fairview First MERC Utah Professional Division Place Historical Essay The Fairview Merc is no more Afterfire in February destroyed its interior the old landmark was reduced to rubble in April of this For seventy-eight years the center of necessities The the city year thus marking the the old brick building providing area end had residents with and notfew of its luxuries business which Zion Co-operative ital stock of 300 it housed Mercantile for many Institution It was years in 1869 first established of an era stood at life began with as the cap in an adobe house owned by Peter Hansen and located one block south of the Fairview Fort Henry Sanderson was the first manager and clerk Area the residents completion building corner invested of the facing toward of the fort more railroad the money in 1869 south was the location in the and business after new adobe erected on the southeast where the old Merc has stood all the The these years 1In 1899fire destroyed this building and turn of the century sawnew two-storied brick building Fairview Co-operative Institution take its place This was to become familiar to largest structure on As the years passed all north Fairview Sanpete business the stock of residents family the down Merc Sundwall Bringhursts owners the During not only connected with through the years include Terry Amundsen managed names DeFries In more all recent newcomers business Max the part store first but the Pritchett years the company control changed lebbs of Jenene the upstairs -79 of Lasson Peterson and Peatrosses and have either owned or Peatross century was the Early operation Sanderson to Fairview and or Allred the the block hands untilfew citizens controlled it and in 1906 name was changed to the Fairview Mercantile Company Fairview as used the at were the building various last was times |
