Telegram-herald., 1889-06-29

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sonx cGza Dessrs ~ the elly sut each "a sls
taru r-rurnsa it. saying tasE .t ess iTnpos
siSie TO c5n poss ang 1asic 10 sait L.
There are s1aaF~ss u sonzs. rasE have
o~sa acc yted AID pHBllsaed th4-. lie
IA soscssIisy upSa Jh- shelves Ot
music stores. that II suax IN az
e9-ra o. . fe~ popular coaesrts
would make shs oomgo-srs famous.
a-Tays thiHx " tas porS, Grsys tines.
= ~ naay gen ~ s-rsst ray -erene, etc.~
snsE 1 look al las Number u soBgs tn
stock that never Nill ne asked for Laucb
less sung AotblDZ succeeds Ike success,
saa II Yea try 70 ssii sons that = Iot
known, go1 arc met sirh the ssswzr; !
d. hot want it because ! never beard any
thing about T. Accepted Authors IE
Ialsic are lke we'll SHOWN writer, they
have the advantage of hssing clientele
L suppose ] receive o0 at average iifty
Hianuseri pts a day, song music. wslEz-s and
every variety Of composition. II 1 eau
avoid IL never bay = seng ia manuscript
consider a. fair price for a sOsg and
ran the risk Of rs being sold 4 royalty
l. paid 20 popular song writers and the
Publisher of course rGns the risk or selling
enough 70 pay expenses.
Z he price that a yoaIg composer puts on
his songs - very much at vaTiSnce with
the azure- ot the publisher Recently a
young man. bnbbllng over with -nrhasi-
asm (they all bubbl-) came into my Office
and said he lad written aud set 10 music
classical gem or cantsta. which he desired
60 sell 10 me outright. so 1 coald publish
II and make , fortune. | asked him how
much DC asked for his wonderful gem In
cool earnest he said $1,000 gazed
steadily AT him thinking that perhaps be
M ~sht show other symptoms OF insanity.
'Ah, you are debating how much cash
want DOWN. be said, We'll, | desire the
entire sum. caSA down His nerve was
wonderful and admired IL i cannot pay
you anything b-cause | do not wish she
sOnx. l replied He seemed 10 be aston
isOrd ana asked nle how much I Thought
his song worth. told him thst S25
would DC - big price 70 pay for it. He
rushed out - II thoroughly incensed. lie
evidently thought | was attempting 10
have sport out OF him In week he came
back, after he had been 10 other publishers
i presume, and asked me il | would give
him S25 for it. He Is a sample of many
that know absolutely nothing about the
value OF songs.
1T is like speculating on Wall street 70
invest Ia songs. IL | knew that song
was going to be sung in a comedy or opera
boutfe, IL would be worth buying for a
small SUN. The song composer who has
confidence in himself and money, simply
pays to have his works published. A
hundred copies will be printed for the first
edition. and. II the song IS 80, it is very
easy 10 Tua Of so more"
DAVID WECHsLER.