BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY: Fill er up
Bryan County Genealogy Library
“It is estimated that it will take 7 million gallons of gas to supply motor cars this year in the United States alone.” Durant Weekly News, June 26, 1925
According to ads and articles in local newspapers, Bryan county was well prepared to take care of the needs of area motorists and more than a few tourists. Most small communities had at least one “filling station” or “service station”. In 1925 Caddo boasted seven stations with a new one under construction for Claude Glasscock.
In the early days, when the auto was still a novelty, services for them were limited and repairs were often left to the owner. Gasoline could be purchased from a variety of businesses- drug stores, hardware stores, black smith shops, garages, even grocery stores. Merchants carried it out in a bucket and assisted drivers to pour it into their autos, or sold it in 5-gallon cans. In 1914 a gallon of gasoline cost 18c at Glasscock�