Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-02-17
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 been long delayed, but 1t seems to hav'
 overtalen us at last If the dgns O
 events count the crank the ma,
 with ideas, the odd chap are to get |
 little nearer to life's tigunfivs elovel
 field hereafter than they are at pras
 enf.
 In . neatly furnished room on ths
 flrst floor of quiet hotel up town q
 nervoua. diffident young man, hall
 buried in papers and books. was found.
 who makes . very good salary by the
 rather odd occupation of originating
 idsaa He does nothing else, nor has he for more than A year, and has been during that time rather well compen-
 sated for the ideas he has sold-in fact he has no notion of ever abandoning the work on account of its money aide. He l. new to New York, having been a Chicasoan until quite recently. He is . German Yankee. with a very pro bouncsd nervous temperament and of queer history, habits and notions He
 waA as an evidence of his originality,
 married st eighteen to young Lady
 who was almost an utter stranger to him. under quito romantic circum- stances. When seen, the 'Tdeast" was anticipating very eagerly the arrival in New York of his little fAmily-wife and three year-old girl, of either of whom he said he would be glad to boast, were 1t not a coininonplace thing to do
 'T plan to remain in New York at least year, he explained ''I have contracted to devote my whole time for that period to thinking for and making suggestions to one of your greatest budnes houses. It is a mark of cour- age In manager to conclude that the firm can afford to pay e. coo a year for the privilege of having an odd sort of fellow on the alert constantly to see uncommonplace phases of the business, to scheme and plan new features of 1t, to look at 1t from odd standpoints and to think of 1t in the attitude of an idea maker. Yet that Is just what shrewd businc9 man has concluded for his firm in my case, and it emphasizes the trend of all our civiliration-toward the this-one-t thing-I-do' men"
 ''Is this calling of the Tdeaist' very numerously represented as yet in New Yorkr
 "I think not-indeed, there are few who depend entirely upon their ideas for . living. We have a number of bright men, artists, designers, advertis- ing solicitors, writez, etc, who make a very good thing of selling their ideas, as a side issue, to whomsoever they seem to 1t"
 What pay, for example, can these people command for good idear'
 If it is an idea for advertising some thing in an original way the pay will vary from one dollar to S100 for a single idea Albright man may think of twenty excellent ideas in day, and then fail to strike one good one in twenty days, it being largely matter of mood. Some call.it inspiration, but it is hard to com mercialize Inspiration or mood either, for that matter At times when l have particularly wished to catch good Idea at an opportune time, or when tho pusestrings have begun to desuetudize, and need to again rehearre their parts in the social swish, the mood has utterly failed me, and all the fret ting and worrying am so magnificent | y capable of have failed to have their effect upon this elusive mood quality.n
 What would you advise a man to ao with an idea If he gets one-a man not versed in marketing such things to | 
 "H boy or girl or man or woman sver catches an idea that seems good Ior some special thing would advise nim or her to develop it-think of a 'pecial fitness 1t may have to some and then briefly write of it to 'uch business house, usually leaving | :he matter of compensation to the GUS 'oner. In this manner q sale will eventually be sure, if the idea is really sovel and good. and instead of airing he scheme for guying friends and then all about 1t and earning the eputation of a dreamer or crank, the dea maker can earn a good purse of Ade money."--New York World.