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What little was eamed in the way of cash was promptly used to purchase consumer goods, pay the transportation of immigrants, and buy supplies and equipment for farms and shops. There was a real scarcity of money i Utah. The task of the tithing office was to serve n as agent of the church in receiving and distributing contributions and to convert such items as were received into acceptable means of payment wherever the church made purchases, thus the tithing offices became completely immersed in the econornic activities of the communities and valleys in which they were located. They served as community warehouses, general stores, banks, weighng stations, relief and employrnent agencies, and commu~cationcenters. By regulating the pnces at which goods and seMces would be received they standardiied pnces. In the early 1850's the tithing offices also served as the postal system of the temtory and received and fonvarded mail by tithing labor. They often let the citizens accumulate credit, and extended consumer and producer credit by permitting individuals to withdraw tithing produce in excess of book credits. These credits could be transferred by means of "tithing scnp," which resembled the modern check. Transfers were also made from one tithing house to another in the same manner. The Cedar City Tithing Office served the people not only as a tithing office but as a council house, city bastiiie, wool and grain storage location, courthouse, telegraph office, assessor's office and community butcher shop. The Cedar City Tithing Office was built in 1856 and was located on Main Street and 200 North. It was a twostory building 35 feet by 75 feet constructed of cut stone with a full pmcrete basement and heated by a large fireplace. Around the entire lot was a heavy stone wall eight feet high The first story was entered fiom a stone platform the height of a wagon which was built that way for the conveniente of unloading by those who brought grain or small produce for tithing. The tithing bam where hay was stored was i the n rear of the lot. Potatoes and other vegetables, as well as cured meats, n were kept i the basernent. The rear room in the basement served as a city bastilie whde the ground floor was &ely finished and fined with a table, desk, cupboards and shelves for an office which was large enough for a council room, bishop's court and other small meetings.
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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