Madam President. at 4:55 yesterday morning. the noise and excitement of the San Francisco cable cars were temporarily stilled. The aged and tired cable machinery and cars will be undergoing extensive repair over the next 2 years. For the first time in a century. the Nation will be without cable cars. San Franciscos first cable car was built in 1873 by Andrew 5: Hallidie. a Scottish immigrant and ropemaker. The cable car system quickly became so popular that it was used as a prototype for many others. By 1890. cable systems were installed in 36 cities in the United States and abroadall inspired by Hallidies model.
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