Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25
ALL WRITE STORIES.
THE OvERSTOCKEO CONDITION OF
The CHEAP NOVEL MARKET.

Chat with the Manager Of Leading
New York story Papcr-The Heaps OF
Manuscript That Are Received Daily by
Mail.
"No Stories Wanted" reads the large,
red lcttered sign at the entrance TO the
publication office Of leading New York
story paper. On the plaster above are the
following words traced in pencil "WhO-
ever goes up this winding stair shall neer
come down again" Besides these discOur-
ayers, the whole region about the entrance
wears an extremely UninyIting appear
anCe as though the purpose were to deter
aSplrants for continued story" fame from
entering. To a reporter, who inquired II
these precautions had the desired effect,
the manager Of the concern said wearily:
Not altogether; that sign protect us in
some drgre" from city people, although
some of them disregard it, but against
mail invasion, We have no means of de
Tense
My assistants and | are the hardest
worked men in New York. Our chief
duty is to repaCk and return the heaps of
manuscript we receive daily. and | assure
You that 1t Is "A work of no little magni-
tude. Dozens of stories Of varied length
come to us every day by mail or express.
They come from every section of the COun-
try and from persons in nearly every con
dition of life OF course it IS impossible
To examine all the manuscripts, but we
must return them with polite notes, any
how. Why return thcm2 Well, If We did
not the circulation Of the paper would
drop off in no time, because all these
would-be contributors are subscribers, and
If We were thus to offend each one how
long do You suppose we could continue
business; Every reader nowadays con
sidcrs himself capable of writing novel
if he once puts his mind to it. have no
doubt that there is not tolerably edu-
Gated man or woman IN New York to-day
who does not firmly believe that he or she
could make IA good living by the pen were
the necessity TO arise 1t seems that most
of those who send US stories are Of that
ClaSs-peOple who have been reduced In
circumstances and take to writing in order
To increase their mea ger incomes
BOARDING SCHOOL MISSES.
But these are not tue only ones who
shower their favOrs on us. Stories come
i'll from young men and women who care
hothin| Tor financial recompense. They
write Just 10 see their names IN print and
70 De aDle To snow OH their productions 10
iflehuS SchooI girls are our especial per
secutors. Not week passes that we
doh receive work OF hction from some
feminine boarding school, with dell
cately scented note informing US that the
author mas determined to allow us TO pub
llsh her hrst work and that compensation
IL no OBJECT Young school teachers are
even more troublesome. lhey rate Their
productions 50 hl-nIy ana enter into such
minute calculations about the pay that
thelr letters would be amusing II they
We're not 50 numerous. we 90 not even
escape tue attention OF persons VINO lack
the aoIIity 10 speiI correctly. IN lact,
oe!ieNe we nave been favored with the llt-
eraFg pfouUcL@ oI every CLASS OF humanity
excepting perhaps, IAoorerS ana kitchen
Sirs.
10 you read any OF the manuscripts
received!
Yer! seldom. We're we III need OF mat
Ter 10 HI up space we would prooaOly eA-
anime the more promising OF the WORKS
suolhit'e"' out every story paper mas lts
the matter that : wanted These writer's