tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.comments2022-02-06T10:59:09.519-08:00The Third Carriage AgeDon Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17000600167696396954noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-33041504988162969852022-02-06T10:59:09.519-08:002022-02-06T10:59:09.519-08:00This wwas a lovely blog postThis wwas a lovely blog postTyreesehttps://www.tyreesenelson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-54037727872132393982015-07-05T12:55:34.375-07:002015-07-05T12:55:34.375-07:00Some answers to readers' questions:
1. Yes, i...Some answers to readers' questions:<br /><br />1. Yes, it is necessary that SPEED MADNESS appear in all caps.<br /><br />2. No, you can not get that song out of your head now.<br /><br />3. Emerick recovered, and went on to a successful if not particularly exciting career in cordage, brushes, and paints.Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-60653138788995162382015-05-14T07:18:18.208-07:002015-05-14T07:18:18.208-07:00Thank you, I appreciate it.Thank you, I appreciate it.Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-53127587011609287032015-05-14T06:25:21.353-07:002015-05-14T06:25:21.353-07:00Thanks, I was taking a seminar in the gewography o...Thanks, I was taking a seminar in the gewography of finance at the time and was thinking of writing a paper on the subject, but I wound up getting bogged down in something else and wound up dropping out. By the way your history of taxis in SF (how I came across this) was excellent.Kevin Carewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-24174066239645640522015-05-11T09:55:53.678-07:002015-05-11T09:55:53.678-07:00Hi Kevin, I think your speculations are correct. S...Hi Kevin, I think your speculations are correct. Shifting consumption spending from wages to credit would allow for more concentration of wealth (as people pay interest), while allowing growth to continue (as they continue to spend).Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-59519948751667581562015-05-11T06:09:27.191-07:002015-05-11T06:09:27.191-07:00I was reading up on the history of credit cards ma...I was reading up on the history of credit cards many a year ago and it was frightening to see that just at the time that real wages started stagnating in 1973 the rise of unsecured credit card debt started taking off. The eerie part was that the growth rate tracked the former growth rate in real wages, promoting a wealth delusion. Though to be fair, the author didn't make that connection, it's just my speculation.Kevin Carewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-82227800646266901112015-05-08T11:25:36.054-07:002015-05-08T11:25:36.054-07:00Once again, This is an ongoing project -- any and ...Once again, This is an ongoing project -- any and all comments, criticisms, corrections, questions, or contributions are welcome!Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-63629059580461986072015-04-23T07:19:39.839-07:002015-04-23T07:19:39.839-07:00Hi Charles, let me say first that it was reading y...Hi Charles, let me say first that it was reading your research that first gave me idea of learning about this history. So thank you.<br /><br /><br />The UCC didn't make it, but at least two of the mid-sized livery stables did make the transition. One of these will be mentioned in part two.<br /><br /><br />There were definitely drivers who made the switch as well. I think a fair number of independents did. By the teens, when motor cars had come down in price and were more reliable, there must have been a point when replacing your old carriage with a new one, or with an automobile, was an obvious choice.<br /><br /><br />William Duggan was a hackdriver who switched into the taxi and limo business. Like many hackdrivers he was involved in the funeral trade. The Duggan's funeral homes still carry his name.Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-2071044741445646772015-04-22T19:58:34.310-07:002015-04-22T19:58:34.310-07:00Too bad United Carriage Company didn't make it...Too bad United Carriage Company didn't make it through the transition to automobiles. It would be nice to trace a direct line, with a carriage operator becoming a taxicab operator. I imagine that many of the first cab drivers in automobiles were former horse cab drivers. Or were the taxicab drivers newcomers with different skills who just replaced the horse cab drivers?Charles Rathbonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-43719178740014282162015-04-22T03:28:34.635-07:002015-04-22T03:28:34.635-07:00This is an ongoing project -- any and all comments...This is an ongoing project -- any and all comments, criticisms, corrections, questions, or contributions are welcome!Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-55886207209225957002015-04-11T17:57:23.651-07:002015-04-11T17:57:23.651-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-31429484863004513812015-04-11T17:57:07.042-07:002015-04-11T17:57:07.042-07:00Ha! Thank you, corrected.Ha! Thank you, corrected.Don Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-73311902337826950462015-04-11T17:15:14.854-07:002015-04-11T17:15:14.854-07:00Sorry, did you said Morgan Freeman? "An inter...Sorry, did you said Morgan Freeman? "An interesting chart has been making<br />the rounds on the internet and social media. Created by Adam Jonas, a<br />financial analyst at Morgan Freeman, it purports to show"ffffuuuuuunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015217548534373962.post-70853914247726513912015-04-11T14:12:02.726-07:002015-04-11T14:12:02.726-07:00it gives me the chills, but i think you nail every...it gives me the chills, but i think you nail every argument, great articlesquiloxhttp://simies.co/noreply@blogger.com