New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
LOUIS CHEVROLET

when 1t stares in the face from proposed increase
IN subway fares to actual price imitation for everyday
commodities.
AT worst, the average magnate is not more CONNER
cla than the average ball player If it is sin to try
to make money all of New York City will wind up in
hell.
Almost everybody in this town is monev-mad and
demonstrates if he doesn't admit it. Tell any of YOUR
I'VE" 1orK trends that you have sold short story and
'"ey Will ask you how much you got for it, Unless
you are more than human you will lie and tell them
you got more for it than you did get but thew will
assure you that isn't enough and that the particular
magazine which bought your particular story is n b
a precious outfit of highwaymen. The merit of the
story; Its syle its publications. it's ponothing mat
terS except it's price
one OF our very good friends, who has completely
absorbed the New York financial viewpoint, told us
Che other day that he scrubbed motion nicro ,ot
on the back OF an envelope. "And sold it for $500
ne said with enthusiasm. That was his unconscious
contribution to the omn potent dollar sign He ,vas
more interested IN the fact that he had $500 in hand
ana could spend than he the potential vein of
literary effort that he had opened Not that we blame
him. We should have BEEN too
IN THESE days of star salarieswe can of7oand nan,e
=" ten motion picture stars-yes twenty-who receive
higher salary than the President Of the United States
hllon-dollar market coups and ascending prices the
matter OF finance becomes very vital. Much that the
iN"A' i6"iS Ni'N llleS against thing another
REJECTS his lack OF appreciation this salient fact
Charlie Ebbets turns his ball park into warehouse
Tor the duration of the because that is one ,v.
d oa'i park can be made to pay something on large
investment; yet we resent this act of Mr. Fbbets bo
cause 1t shows ne is not willing try to carrv on in
BASEBALL which in financial way would lead to in
eluctabe ruin. Yet we pat ourself on the hack &c W.,
are farslghed enough to effect some economy that viii
De valuable during war time or in other words do tho
same thing as Mr. Ebbets doing 1t isn't fair n Nv
tbbets, but we feel that have made = fne s+,,a
against nascent commercalism the value of which i;
not essened--or is it!-because it is at soma o 1,
expense.
mere we are drumming away at nothing whom o,,r
original idea was to roundly crtcise the automob;,
meet which is to be held in the near futurc ~ +b
Speedway. For one thing we haven't liked tho ~
II has been promoted in which there has been mt ft
an air OF uncertainty whether this man or b.+ will
enter the race when it is mortal cinch that every ono
OF them will enter-because that is the wav tbey ~
earning their bread-and the promoter or the nr
motors know it. Automobile racing TODAY = no+ d;
similar to circus 1t is big show that moves from
town TO town and manages to MASQUERADE nc snort O.
we would feel better if the promoter didn't take nc f
dolts and try to kid about who will enter and ,
VIII not when the foremost drivers of the countrv ora
virtually IN the pay of the promoter and will do &C
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