New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

-Sr2w AIRY HAMMOND was a composer Of
d. J. 4. a. |. |. !: !. !. \. 4. !. d.
rHAS popular melodies who had amassed an
49, imposing bank account by dint OF indting
1p1k lengthy series Of airs that fitted into the
1I/& moon spoon, and coon" school of
4NF.A popular song writing, for which an unccr-
NWNk3 tain part Of the public is always clamor-
E5GSS> ing SD madly
On occasion, when his stock Of dittics ran
s0t-'. demands Of his publishers were nceSsant for
Wv IN. ,;uklcs bearing his magic name Hammond
IL 10 '.r, paving fair days wages to some earnest
WI WI y-o~.r. Young composer whose name as vet had
on .se- with the public but who could be depended
~ ~ v. the catchy tnkle- tnklcS, take his money
vi toer . about il. That however is neither here
on thor, icing strictly private business transaction
rtsy do hat Dumas didn't write more than half Of
.bsa tuu olrci and SiXtvsomething novels his pub
Ebcrs a.. 81 him with but what's the difference if
tcgot ta. .altcs and the public got the storics2
Suffice. was for the world. and especially the song
writing .- theatrical world, to know that Hammond
casa that he had, in the parlancc OF his light
hearted '-tling profession, acquired large bundles
of~Lale .h latter may be taken as OF the newer
.,l,,,.r-. money.
SHer-r with the elect Of Bohemia his lightcst ouip
vasVii- ...ci and aspiring song composers. hungry
ior the noe that was his, followed him TO imbihe
uisior he spoke. When representatives Of the
orss car, nl 10 demand the secret of his success he
pnbosa~ mscli OF the customary platitudcs about
,n-a,,i.. industry and concentration although he
Gould No.. either world; but he thoughttulv said
ooth;ng the earnest and anonymous Young COM
nosers ~ we're writing the melodies To- which he
r~orflr he'd his renuncratlVc name. The DhioS0-
pliers h len -'.' Us ''''' sue" Is NC
Ash. in one of his clubs one afternoon with an
n al- friend watching the smoke wr,aths
ascend heir fat cigars, great idea was born i'm the
Ear1-1.r I'm. This was a most unusual occurrence.
srce be- learned how simple "a thing II was % hire
minor brains, and he FASTENED to tell his friend
-Br been thinking about how TO make some
co;r Oh. wed Hammond and | thin, I've struck the
F-Tf- good one Harry" he said You figuring
nit how make money! Why, you've got more now
than ST.. run and Jump ovcr!"
@Of -.E Hammond admitted, fr0wning al the
end Of s. gar I've got a little change packed away;
hrt - She ii4 money. | want 20 get into business.
I'm -,- grinding out songs and trct,ing about
Wbeth.- III get over or not and of giving up al the
bes- a.. The publishers. That ism business Bill.
That -' for q kid starting in; but think | was
II vii Observed that Hammond did not always
take ,. lip up his dctiOn from purcst wells Of
Ergl,-. 'ai. That detail, however, Is by no means
ir,r,~..... b. The Song-writng business.
we ... were YOU thinking about going into; his
frent ..-..l. eager TO hear the point Of the Joke
The COMPOSER looked AZ him sagelv before unfolding
the C~ ... 81 We been thinking about TINS au,"no-
bile business ne said. and 1t looks Ike great game
to--,-- . 70 the second hand auto business The big
manu-. --- have got the inside track selling the
new ..- o.. course; but there ought 90 be lot u
coin IN INK these used cars, painting cm up little.
AMI s,,. u 90 fellows that can't afford % pay top
price -- .L have To- have machine. VIA, DO You
think.
othe- cautiously.
Ain. been riding in EN- for years." the composer
deua-f.. What IS there 90
know ..- en-, You buy
secor .-. ar for 50 much,
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