The Oregon daily journal., June 21, 1914, Page 47, Image 47

THE OREGON SUNDAY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, : SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 21, 1914.
QUALITY 0Ft SERVICE
DESIRE TO GO FAST .
MACHINE AND REPAIR SHOP OF BALLOU & WRIGHT AND ED GREESHAMER, ITS SUPERINTENDENT
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BUSINESS ASSET FOR -MACHINE
SHOP HEAD
REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Ballou & Wright Employ Ten
- Mechanic. tc Care .'ci In
creasing Work Offered.
Ed Greeshamer, Superintend
ent for Ballou - & Wright,
Formerly in Racing Game.
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RULING
PR1NC1F
There are two bin: reasons why Bal
lou & Wrjht maintain a mechanical
department' In connection .with ; their
establishment. These are to provide
"Indian Motorcycle Service" and
."Bosch Magneto Service." The rapid
growth of the department from a one
bench, on man affair to a large shop.
representing an Investment ' ranging
Mali into the thousands, Indicates Just
what quality of service Is rendered.
" The department, which occupies the
greater part of the second story of the
Miliaing at 80-82 Broadway, is busy;
nor' without reason, for It Is the place
' Where riders of the "Indian" and
motorists who use "Bosch", magnetos
look for repairs and new parts to re
place broken ones. It is. In short, the
tentral dlxtrtbutlng point for three
Plates, Oregon,. Washington and Idaho.
the supply depot for the 3000 riders of
the "Indian" nnd the shop wherein
mechanics employed in "Indian Serv
Ice" in this section of the world are
educated for, their Job". Tools de
signed especially for the work of re
pairing the "Bosch" magnetos and all
makes of motorcycles form part of the
hop equipment. Kach shop man is a
specialist in some branch of his pro-
Tension.
Tea Men Are Employed.
There are 10 men employed, all of
Whom work under the personal super
vlnlon of Ed ward Gresshamer, the su
perintendent, who has been with the
firm for 10 years. The shop foreman
is C. W. Miller, a recent arrival from
lxs Angeles, where he was employed
In the largest motorcycle repair shop
in me i nuea mates.
."With iii service means the very
best ye can' do." declared Mr. Oreirs
hamer. " 'Indian' and . 'Bosch' service
means that the men who. do the repair
work are factory trained. especially for
the . repairing of these particular
'mechanisms.
, "A magneto Is in a. way much like
a watch. They are made to work, and
to stand up under terrific odds. But
still they are delicately constructed
and an aH round mechanic has no more
business trying to repair them than he
has to work on a. clock.
"At all times wo try to impress this
on users of magnetos. A thorough
overhauling at least once a year will
do wonders. Most sutolsts let the
magnetos run and run. month in and
month out, arid the first thing they
know there la . trouble, which, a little
care would have avoided.
"Ballou ft Wright have-the north
west territory for Indians,.' and for
this-reason we are constantly enlarg
lng our service work. In various
towns we have established sub
stations. Men whose duties Include
motorcycle repair work come to our
shop during winter months and learn
the work under our own direction. We
do this because 'service' is something
that must follow a motorcycle sale to
create a satisfied customer.
"When you stop' to consider the fa
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that we repair anywhere from 600 to
800 machines a month, an Idea of what
service means can Be gained. " It Is a
great' thing for Indian riders,-and the
fact that we carry a big stock of parts
saves them, from being compelled to
put away - the motorcycles for long
periods of time wWle waiting' for the
arrival of some essential part from the
factory.
"Our - magneto department Is simi
larly provided with a stock of parts.'
Besides we have all the special tools
for testing and repair on hand. .
"In addition to these departments
we manufacture a number of acces
sories for motorcycles, automobiles and
bicycles, such as tandem attachments,
crossbars. clutch adjusters, trunk
racks, etc. This is one of the grow
ing phases of the business, and with
it increasing along with the other
work of other departments, makes it
probable that we will need more room
soon."
It is a busy crowded place. In every
available, spot are motorcycles lnvar
lous stages of repair while nearby big
machines, especially patterned to care
for this sort, of -work, revolve , under
the propulsion of . electric motors.
Ballou . & Wright have maintained
a mechanical department ever since
they have been in business in Port
land, and at the present time their
shop is considered one of the best of
its kind in the Pacific Northwest. It
is the home of "Indian" and "Bosch"
magneto service. A similar shop . Is
also operated at the Seattle branch
house of the concern and the pojly of
employing only high-class men is fol
lowed, there as here.
" The local mechanical department is
complete in itself. Just how complete
can ' be . appreciated ' when .it 1s known
that Ballou & Wright manufacture
many - automobile - and motorcycle ' and
bicycle accessories and. novelties In it
These '. Include for motorcycles such
things . as tandems, luggage carriers,
handle '. cross - bars, clutch adjusters,
auto truck racks and bicycle tandems.
' Floor space,-BO by-100 feet is given
over "-to , the . shop and' there is no
waste space. Here is a great lathe,
nearby., a. puAch machine, beside it a
huge contrivance used for boring steel.
To the lathe there are specially made
attachments for boring cylinders
among other things.
Behind the lathe is' the brazing de
partment where broken frames of bi
cycles and motorcycles are Joined to
gether by fire and - made new again.
There are plenty of big windows on
the north which. light the big benches
and "JacksT .where the skilled motorcy
cle men perform their work. Hanging
to walls, in drawers, on benches every
where are the' tools made for their
work.
In the rear is a' small room where
the enameling oven, is at work. There
the brazed parts - are made to shine
anew In enameled coats.
In another room,' to the front Is the
office of the superintendent where the
machinery for repairing and testing
the Bosch magneto is located. The
supply of motorcycle, bicycle and
magneto parts are kept here also.
The men work under the time check
system, a method by which the work
they do Is at all times on record and
an absolute check on the articles used.
is -kept.
Tha shop is complete in every re
spect, and represents an Investment of
thousands of dollars, but to quote Ed
Greeshamer, superintendent, "The peo
ple have got to have service and when
they want It, they want it quick, with
out sacrifice of quality In workman
ship. -And there. I too, is the reason
One of the reasons for. the high ef
ficiency of the mechanical "depart
ment of Ballou - Wrirht's is none
other than the head of the department
himself Ed Greeshamer, one time pro
fessional motorcycle- ra ' .rider and
a prominent figure in the development
of the "power bike" in .the Pacific
northwest. "
Mr. Greeshamer has, had a thorough
schooling in the niceties of his profes
sion. Last year the firm sent him on
a tour of the east Inspecting and vis
iting the big automobile, motorcycle
and bicycle accessory factories, and
when this was done hurried him to
San Francisco, where he was given
an exhaustive course from the Bosch
magneto experts stationed there. While
in . the east he put In , some time at
the Hendee clant. where "Indian" mo-
tocycles are madt at the rate or to.
000 yearly. Thus he gained first hand
knowledge of the Bosch and Indian,
for which Ballou tt Wright maintain
service departments and a supply de
pot. This knowledge has been used
by him in building up' a high , class
organization of skilled workmen snd
has put the department well to the fore
In the eyes of the owners of automo
biles and motorcycles who have; had
need of service. .
Greeshamer began his business ca
reer at Walla Walla. Wash., In a bi
cycle shop. But' he always liked to go
fast. Bicycles were too slow.v snd
when the motorcycles came Into the
field he sot one. -lie naa in tnemean
lima Mitcrxl th.mnlov of BallOU A
Wright, and Is, In fact, one their
oldest employes in point of service.
When he was not creating new ms-
torcvcle records he was with' Jhess.
In 107 the first twin cyiinaer mo
torcycle was brought io Portland, atvj
Greeshamer was the man who brought
It. With it he entered the racing game
in earnest, and at the Irvington track
that same fall raced against Barney
Oldfleld, who drove an auto. First the
motorcvele would win a heat, then
the auto.
Greeshamer was on hand st virtu
ally every racing meet for the next
three years and was popular. While
In a contest at the Rose City track In
i0!i. however, he sustained a frac
tured ankle, which laid him up" for
nine months. It also ended his cs
reer ss a racer and since then he has
confined his actlvitl to the office
The ankle even yet gives mm trou
ble, and when he gets out on the road
and speeds up a bit it always 'reminds
him of his accident and he slows down
to a jog again.
But he lows the racing game and
enjoys nothing better than to stand by
and watch the youngsters let go and
travel at better than a mile a minute.
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