Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-08
STORY OF THE REMARKABLE BUSINESS
GROWTH OF HEAGY BROTHERS
From Two Man Business Twelve Employees Is the
Record of Harley Davidson Distributors

ley Davidson motorcycles was placed
with Heagy Bros, and with much
plugging and steady application, three
Harleys were sold. In the fall of their
initial year in business a small line of
sporting goods was put in stock.
Things moved slowly but surely ahead
and about two years later additional
floor space was made necessary and
back room was added to the store
which was used as a repair shop and
two mechanics were added to the pay
TOLL.
Soon, even the added space proved
Inadequate to take care of the ever Ia
creasing business, and in october 1915
the corner store room at North Third
and Cumberland streets was leased.
Now it looked as though the business
had all the room necessary for eN-
pansion for years to come. But ousi-
ness continued to roll their way; no,
that's wrong-they went out and made
business roll their way by sticking
everlastingly at it. In a very short
time the basement and a rear room
were also leased. That to-day is the
condition of the business begun only
six short years ago. And from the
apparently crowded condition of buSi-
ness around this very corner, it looks
quite likely that Heagy Bros. will soon
be contracting for even large space for
the end has not yet been reached.
In the second year of their exist
ence the local distribution of Harley
Davidsons increased-little more than
doubled; the next year 1T quadrupled.
To-day Heagy Bros. sell more Harleys
than any distributor in this section
Of the State-and the average is still
increasing. The bicycle and motor
cycle repair department is the largest
in Harrisburg and quite likely in Cen
trail Pennsylvania, as well.
Recently, Heagy Bros. were ap-
pointed as Special Service Center
for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, an
honor bestowed on them for the eX.
der Harley Davidson riders. Before
receiving this appointment. however,
II was necessary for both of the
brothers to make a trip to the Harley
Davidson factory at Milwaukee. Wis.
Upon their return from the factory
their head mechanic was called in
also, and underwent a course of in
structions in the repair and mainten-
ance of Harleys-a course prepared
by the originators of Harley-Davidson
motorcycles, and one of the most COM
pick courses one can imagine.
In March of 1916 these energetic
brothers looked for new fields TO con-
quer and turned to Carlisle, Pa. There
they opened a branch store which was
one of their first employees. The
growth of the Carlisle business has
been almost as remarkable as that OF
Harrisburg's and big things are cX-
pected from the branch in the course
of very few years.
At the present time, until Saturday
night, there is in progress Harris
burg's Biggest and Best Motorcycle
and Bicycle Show,~in the store rooms
of Heagy Brothers. Harley-Davidsous
are exhibited with every conceivable
sort of dress and equipment - from
light delivery vans to fire fighting ap-
paratus. Bicycles, too, are very much
in the limelight. Twenty-Five models
are on exhibit and these include the
various styles of the Reading Stand
ard, Elyria, America and the New
1917 Harley-Davidson. Great crowds
have been in attendance ever since the
opening of the show last Saturday
night and record crowds have turned
out every night during the present
week. Music for the occasion is fur
nished by the Lyric Orchestra and
special programs have been arranged
for every night during the bllance OF
the week.