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How Andrew S. Hallidie sold Cable Cars to other cities. Following the success of the world's first cable car, the Clay Street line in San Francisco, 1873, Andrews S. Hallidie, the inventor, formed the Cable Railway Company eight years later. The company licensed its fourteen patents to four horse car lines in San Francisco and other cities. The impetus for the adoption of a cable system in San Francisco resulted from two factors; the hills and the horse. As this booklet phrased it, "The wear and tear on the streets, as well as the accumulation of filth due to horses, are entirely avoided. The pages that follow are taken from the prospectus he sent out to interested parties and contain engineering drawings for the Clay Street line. The Cable Railway Company A system of traction railways for cities and towns. San Francisco, California President, Andrew S. Hallidie Capital $1,000,000 |