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Chandler Arizona is one of the up and coming cities in the southwest. After Dr. Chandler divided up his land he planned a town and dreamed of the day when there would be plenty of people, businesses and parks. He wanted to share his love for the land with settlers and those seeking a new life were attracted to Chandler’s frontier optimism and real growth. Dr. Chandler was the first and probably the most persuasive Chandler Realtor. By 1950, the year Dr. Chandler passed away, Chandler’s population had grown to 3,800. The status of Chandler was forever altered when Chandler was officially upgraded from a ‘town’ to a ‘city.’

However, the journey wasn’t easy for Chandler. He advertised the sale of ranch sites nationally and in 1912, Dr. Chandler opened the ‘townsite office.’ The Arizona Eastern Railroad brought speculators who would spend tens of thousands of dollars. In the beginning, Chandler only had three shacks, the townsite office, a grocery store and a dining hall. A hotel was planned, as well as parks, wide boulevards, businesses and other ambitious undertakings. Dr. Chandler was smart by stipulating that the land he sold needed to be developed within one year. Indeed, one year after the very first sale, Chandler was actually beginning to appear like a real town. A bank, railroad depot and other businesses along parks quickly developed.

The park near the central part of Chandler had dirt roads that were graded and encircled the park, where old cars, wagons and carts traveled about. The park itself was lush with green grass and shady trees. The Hotel San Marcos had its Grand opening in 1913 and among the hundreds of guests were United States Vice President Thomas Marshall and Arizona Governor George P. Hunt. Wealthy visitors and long winter travelers visited the hotel from all over the nation.

As Chandler’s premiere Chandler Realtor, Dr. Chandler was very careful to back up his dreams with consideration for the agricultural demands of the community. Not only did he involve himself with the planning and decision-making regarding irrigation, water and damming, he was involved with land usage and ideal crops. Cotton, alfalfa and other grains were primary, but farmers also raised sheep, cattle and even ostriches. Good Ostrich feathers could sell for as much as $270 for one pound.

While the Cotton crash of 1920 was worse than the Great depression for Chandler because of its heavy reliance on cotton crops for its economy, the Bank of Chandler collapsed and Dr. Chandler was forced to sell the hotel and other holdings to creditors.

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