North Carolinians Spent $45 Million on Gas to Keep Those 285,000 Cars on the Road, July 17, 1924

Cost to Ride in Automobile. . . Last Year North Carolina People Burned Gasoline to the Amount of $45 Million in 285,000 Cars

Raleigh, July 15—Not counting the costs of oils, repairs and equipment, it cost automobile owners and tourists in the State of North Carolina $53,723,750.87 to operate their motor driven vehicles during the year ending July 1, 1924, according to a compilation of figures obtained from the automobile department of the secretary of state.

This amount includes the money spent for gasoline at 23 cents per gallon, the state gasoline tax and the license fee charged by the state.

During the year the secretary of state licensed 285,000 motor vehicles including 260,000 passenger cars, 25,000 trucks, and 1,400 motorcycles. These 285,000 vehicles consumed, the compilation shows, 198,992,770 gallons of gasoline, which netted the state a tax of $3,979, 855.40.

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From the front page of the Watauga Democrat, Boone, N.C., Thursday, July 17, 1924