Editing Orderville, Utah (section)

===Distribution of goods and services===
Orderville was established at the direction of [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|LDS Church president]] [[Brigham Young]] in 1875 specifically to live the [[United Order]], a voluntary form of communal living defined by [[Joseph Smith]]. Orderville was settled primarily by destitute refugees from failed settlements on the [[Muddy River (Nevada)|Muddy River]] in Nevada. When it was settled, Orderville included {{convert|335|acre}} of land and contained 18 houses, 19 oxen, 103 cows, 43 horses, 500 sheep, 30 hogs, 400 chickens, and 30,000 feet of lumber. The settlement began completely debt free.<ref name="Arrington">{{cite journal|title=Orderville, Utah: A Pioneer Mormon Experiment in Economic Organization|last1=Arrington|first1=Leonard J.|volume=2|date=March 1954|issue=2|journal=Utah State Agricultural College Monograph Series}}</ref>

Homes were one- or two-room apartment units arranged around the town square. Community dining halls and public buildings were constructed. The dining hall began operation for the town on July 24, 1875, and prepared meals for more than 80 families. Men ate first, followed by women and children. Meal times were scheduled at 7 am, 12 pm, and 6 pm.<ref name="Arrington" />

Under the United Order, no person in Orderville could have private property, as it was all considered to be God's land. Each person was made a steward over some personal effects, and every family a steward over a home. During the first two years, the settlers worked without receiving income. They were allowed to use supplies and take food as needed. The bishop of Orderville oversaw the distribution of goods. Credits were recorded for all work done by men, women, and children and used to obtain needed materials and keep track of the labor done in the settlement. In 1877, the order began a price system to replace the credit system, and monetary values were assigned to all labor and goods. At the beginning of each year, debts were forgiven, and those who had earned a surplus voluntarily gave it back to the order.<ref name="Arrington" />

[[File:Priddy Meeks pioneer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=Slightly blurry photograph of an old man with a white beard|Orderville physician Priddy Meeks]]
The settlers there grew their own crops and had some small farms surrounding the settlement. They also used local materials to make their own soap, brooms, buckets, furniture, etc. Orderville settlers produced silk thread and wove it into articles of clothing. They later opened up their own tannery. There were blacksmiths, clerks, artists, musicians, and other professions. [[Priddy Meeks]] came to Orderville to serve as the settlement's doctor in 1876. Ten percent of the net increase of Orderville was donated to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to follow the law of [[tithing]].<ref name="Arrington" />