Running by February, 1893 and ready for road trials by September, 1893 the car built by Charles and Frank Duryea, brothers, was the first gasoline powered car in America. The first run on public roads was made on September 21, 1893 in Springfield, MA. They had purchased a used horse drawn buggy for $70 and installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine. The car (buggy) had a friction transmission, spray carburetor and low tension ignition.
A burial plot in a public cemetery: The average cost for a single burial plot is $200 to $2,000. Rural cemeteries fall within the lower end of the range, while urban cemeteries are in the upper end of the range, as land is at a premium. Plots for infants and children are less expensive.
Now multiply that by $750-$3,000 average sales price and you'll see just how valuable that real estate really is. Oh, and add another $500 per site for the burial vault, $500 per site for opening and closing fees, and yet another $1200 per site for monuments. Now do the math. Whatever else it is, a cemetery is business . . . big business.