Turning Back the Pages of Time
1926 Once fashionable coaches are ‘out’ Today marks the passing of horse drawn carriages in this city, that is as far as they will be of general use to the public. Assembled in the 700 block on Second street is a group of cabs, belonging to the John C. Smith estate. Since the carriages were placed in the streets late yesterday afternoon, an interested group of spectators have examined them. Of chief interest is a cab, little used, that was purchased just at the time that the automobile came into general use. The original cost is said to have been $800. Today it’s only value ...
