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1913, by 800 settlers from Apple, Lucerne, Sunrise, San Antone, Mirage, efore there Baldy, Mesa, Hesperia and was a city of Oro Grande,” according to Victorville, the old-time Victor Valley there was the promotional magazine Victor Valley Chamber of “Kingdom of the Sun.” Commerce.

The hub of the area The chamber, which was a train stop called predates all of the Victor Victorville. Apple and Valley’s incorporated cit- pear orchards dotted the ies, celebrates its 100th surrounding region, and anniversary Friday. As developer Arthur E. Hull it looks toward a future saw potential. of economic growth, the Hull, the founder of organization has returned Beaumont, arrived in the to its regional roots while Victor Valley in 1912 and celebrating a history of sought to grow it with business development. the help of Los Angeles “When I look at the newspaper publisher Max leadership in our comIhmsen, who grew awardmunity, the movers and winning apples and shakers, almost every promoted the valley’s one of them at some agricultural opportunities. time or another has been Hull founded the chaminvolved with the chamber the next year and was ber,” said Desert Valley its first president, serving Hospital CEO Margaret until 1920. Hull and his Peterson, a chamber G?FKF :FLIK<JP F= M@:KFI M8CC<P :FCC<>< C@9I8IP associates were apparently board member and past & DF?8?M< ?@JKFI@:8C JF:@<KP forward-thinking enough chairwoman. “I think 8ik_li <% ?lcc ]fle[\[ k_\ M`Zkfi MXcc\p :_XdY\i f] to open membership to :fdd\iZ\ `e (0(*% historically, chambers women in 1916 — four of commerce have an years before the fedincredible amount of eral government granted influence in their comwomen the right to vote. munities because it’s the The chamber’s main leaders in the community focus was procuring that are the members.” water to support more In many ways, the agriculture. They hoped story of the Victor Valley water reclamation efforts Chamber of Commerce would establish 200,000 is the story of the settlefertile acres and produce ment and growth of the $10 million worth of food Victor Valley itself. annually — a staggering figure at the time.

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tually led to the demise of Victor Valley agriculture. Water rates spiked; World War I created a shortage of workers and owners; and growers in Washington and Canada produced quality apples at cheaper prices.

The area nonetheless saw growth in the years before the Great Depression as a service economy sprung up around farms, ranches and rock quarries.

In those days, a traveler could step off the train near E Street and get a meal for a quarter at Turner House. At Seventh and D streets were Turner’s General Store, Friend’s Dairy Ranch and Mrs. Friend’s Rooming House. Those in need of a stiff drink might head to Hardy’s Saloon near Sixth and E streets.

The chamber was the de facto local government that oversaw the area’s early development.

“These leaders came together under the chamber to create a vision; they were the foundation of what is today the High Desert,” Peterson said.

“Whether or not they intended for it to be what it is today, they set the stage.”

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But their agricultural vision was never quite realized. The Great Depression dealt a nearfatal blow to the industry, and by the mid-1940s, three consecutive years of poor weather and an outbreak of vegetation diseases spelled doom for the last of the valley’s large apple orchards.

World War II brought new jobs between 1941 and 1943 with the construction of the Victorville Army Flying School, later named George Air Force Base. The base grew with the onset of the Cold War and would become a boon to the area in the next five decades as the local economy found a new focus — housing.

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water. They immediately changed course, turning the acres they’d purchased into recreational facilities and residential neighborhoods — a so-called bedroom community looking to attract commuters and retirees.

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settled in the housing tracts of suburban Los The prosperity of post- Angeles, but a few made their homes in the desert.

World War II America found its way to the VicOil-drilling partners tor Valley, though the Newton T. Bass and BerHigh Desert lagged nard J. “Bud” Westlund behind other residential came to Apple Valley areas in Southern Calilooking for oil, but what fornia. Most emigrants they found was ground-

growing potatoes in Hesperia when he saw an opportunity at the end of the war; the increasing activities at George Air Force Base necessitated more housing and services. Tatum went on to build the Green Tree Inn (a chamber member

since 1969) and its adjoining golf course in addition to some 7,000 local homes and numerous other projects.

The population of the Victor Valley more than quintupled between 1950 and 1972, from 9,400 residents to roughly 50,000.

During that same span, a number of notable businesses joined the chamber and remain with the organization to this day, including Verizon (known as California Interstate Telephone Co. when it joined in 1956), Victorville Glass (1958), the Daily Press (1969) and Burrtec Waste (known as Victorville Disposal when J< < :?8 D 9< I G8> < /

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it joined in 1969).

The chamber was essentially a government agency during its first 50 years. Its role was â&#x20AC;&#x153;establishing municipal improvements priorities and working toward their accomplishment,â&#x20AC;? according to historian Edward Leo Lymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;History of Victor Valley.â&#x20AC;?

Chamber members began pushing hard for the incorporation of Victorville in the late 1950s, and in 1962 they got their wish.

With the city now taking over municipal government, the chamber narrowed its focus to business development.

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The recession of the 1970s brought an end to post-war prosperity, and another small recession hit in the early 1980s. The Victor Valley nonetheless grew steadily, with the chamber adding highprofile members from the late â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s through the end of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s.

In 1986, the Mall of Victor Valley opened its doors with the marketing tagline â&#x20AC;&#x153;A place to call

your ownâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a nod to the fact that the High Desert finally had a major shopping mall and residents no longer had to drive â&#x20AC;&#x153;down the hill.â&#x20AC;?

The mall has been a chamber member from the start, as have many of its major stores. Another member, Costco, came to Victorville in 1988.

The economic downturn in the late 1980s and early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s, coupled with the closure of George Air Force Base in 1992, created a challenging business atmosphere in the Victor Valley.

The chamber weathered the lean years by reorganizing and revitalizing itself, hiring a fulltime president and CEO, Michele Spears, who had been the executive assistant for the Upland Chamber of Commerce before coming to the Victor Valley in 1990.

The organization continued its tradition of electing a new chairperson every year, but Spears began running the day-today operation. She remains in the position to this day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It became more of a full-fledged business,â&#x20AC;? said Paula Porter, who chaired the board in 1996. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michele brought the professionalism to the chamber. She just put

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This year, Greiner will hand over the reins to incoming chairwoman Anita Tuckerman of Stirling Development, who plans to carry on the increasingly regional focus.

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He said membership took a dip during the recession but is now climbing toward the 500 mark.

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