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(D&C 38:27) This meant a oneness in temporal matters as well as in spiritual . It was President Young's conviction that the time had come for the saints to attempt to adhere to this "United Order." which was also referred to as the "Order of Heaven," "Order of , Enoch" or "New Order." i Ar4k 1 1 followed by other United Order settlements in Dixie. That same month, Brigham Young gave John R. Young, a rephew, necessary instructions and authority to go to the Kanab area and Long Valley to organize units there. President Young and his group then slowly made their way homeward, pausing at settlement after settlement to teach the saints the principles of the United Order, then to organize all who were willing to enter into some form of cooperative effort. After they reached home, units were organized in the Salt Lake City wards. President Young desired that eventually all of the saints would choose to enter such organization. Some groups of the saints chose to unite in cooperative ventures, such as livestock raising, farming, manufacture and mercantile enterprises. A few groups chose to place their all under control of a central board of directors. Not only were these people willing to dedicate lands and houses, livestock and household gods, food and clothing, farming implements and money, but they vowed to give their time and total dedication in striving together, for the Cooperation, brotherly concern' for the welfare of one another, had seen the saints through many hardships in the past. It could do so now. While at St. George during the winter of President Young, and others of the brethren, spent much of their time on a plan for organizing the smaller villages and ward groups of the larger cities into units of the United Order. 4, welfare of alt Best known, and by far the most successful of this type of organization and rules Articles of incorporation was the Bmall,village of Ordervrale in for working and Evirig together were the southem part of Utah Territory. On prepared. An applicant had to give March 20, 1874 John IL Young organized to answers quessearching satisfactory a united order in Mt. Carmel, at the tims about personaL 'attitudes, and southern end of Long Valley. ' habits before membership ',would be ' . . ,' Not all the residents of the settle- granted. , ment were wining to join the order, S. George was organized in March - ,,,, , , ''' 1 . ' . ": - - - ' - which created a community divided between order members and nemmemben. Friction developed between the - 1 two factions. In Sprtfamhpr' President Young sent Howard O. Spencer, a man of some means, from Salt Lake City to serve as bishop of all of Long Valley. including the small settlement of Glendale north of Mt. Cannel, in an effort to unite all of the saints. , - , Though it meant further sacrifice and hardship, Bishop Spencer advised that a new community be established at a site halfway between Mt. Carmel and Glendale. The site was dedicated and the first building begun in February, a few families at a time making the move as housing was made available. Following suggestion from Brigham Young, the new village was built in the form of a square. "Shanties," or small, rough-lumbdwellings, built in units of about ei'ght, eventually formed three sides of the square. A fence enclosed the south boundary. Plank walks, trees and Bowers quickly made the order block a pleasant place to live. - er Completion of a communal easing hall, kitchen and bakeey was given early priority. This method of meal preparation Worked remarkably wen, for some time providing meals for 700 to 800 residents with a minimum of effort : 'and confusion. . - - - , assignments for the were rotated as much as possible. A woman worked in the kitchen for ', , only a week at a time, with several weeks between turns. No one was - endlessly burdened with the more difficult tasks. As time and means permitted, an '', order office, blacksmith shop, cooper shop, carpentry shop, shoe shop and tannery were constructed east of the order block. A large garden was planted east of - the block, as was an orchard with hives of bees to pollinate the fruit trees and provide honey.' Great fields of a variety of trains, potatoes, carrots, beans, alfalfa, broom corn and sorghum cane filled much of the central valley. 2. As membership in the order in land holdings were expanded to include dairy Idles and grazing lands In other areas. Cattle and sheep ranches were established in many areas In southern Utah and northern Arizona. Stock was purchased in the Rio Virgin Manufacturing Company near St. George, where cloth was obtadned.'A number of home 1idtr3tr1es were estab lished in an effort to make the village Work . , , I - f 6 , - t , - - - items of clothing eventually were mode of .,lrets thfl of the women dressed and allot the men dressett alike) , breoght'.!IPSY11149 even from Mormon neightion; ''1,'''''',.: ,.,; - To live many it brought some hardships. sacrifices; ' 1 ' " ''''' ' ', All ale , Three tables the length of , the ' forty-fodining hall ;v,ler4 set WA ., cleared twice ' for each , ineal At the beginning, men and boys ate first, 'Men the women and children. lisul because of ' some dissatisfaction, the plan was l ater altered to lit fatuities eat together: " "' - " , home-pre&eed,.T- ot - I - - - able-bodi- ed - - - . ' - - yiEEX.ENDINg - . Continued VI loage 14 , JVNg 750 , CH.URP4 77 1 1 : 1 - . , 1874 es - rotit By LUCY PARR - 1873-7- e . II 1LJIelil , , Artist's conception from a drawing by R. E. Parr shows points in early Or4erville: 1. shanties, 2. big hot:se, 3. dining hall, 4. Relief Society' house, 5. cabinet shop, 6. order store, 7. order office, 8. blacksmith shop, 9. stable. - 1 , .PMIffr - , - - - - - - |
