Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-13
Business Questions Answered

pubiisherSS you & give me the names Of music /,
%Hhs ims muse sFo faS the nsme o. witch
explosion [ lost it, '''' '"s recent
T Iori i would like your advice on this matter.
Srca e,ly to 9o be -, set to music He gave me- his
He teI1r lGr the @ work IL published in his city,
tbnkinS mIied him biz money order later naturally
% manuscript ne "Tpnd pInGa mail me a copy OF the
hear from him wrote several times; 1s nSs tSs
Wanted sd'tEr ar.pnaSI mad threatening tone for
rsnSIy renaiBf M MS wife answered and acknowledged
Of town, conducting an orchestra, was Ms,fsd 1u{
apolognnee 3me Snd gador wrote re again. got a very
was careessness on his part, ius saYrns IN ,bs IL
n, ,nea antime he was doing me a favor by tryinS
as as soon as he returned homie he Would sse see
rne ina ma adhHscript y, was sent me. have not
ond W wrote 3ho to him since; telling him was
eonsong eticr she "rS promisss asswefs fstS IA
tuily letter from Mr.. on his return
as Yet. yet '''S' nave not received word
Now. II he can't get this song accepted
can Sn rSSay ss prefI basis snd il is not likely he
ssanHnE ssanina ,h at present. haven't right to
etxciIusivsly, tS,in as it is preventing me from
arSnf elseThere b,s he does not answer this
quite, number OF sheet music. but / do
oS in s %ss ike I sfns Ths GGud
You can get list of ali publishers
from the directories. The editor of such
musical journal as "Etude" could
doubtless help you out on this.
That composer is very unbusiness-
like to say the least of it, 1t looks as
II he were neglecting your interest. You
certainly are entitled to get what you
paid for and you would do well to send
him n demand for the manuscripts re-
turn by certain date, failing which
you will instruct your lawyer to deal
with the matter. Register YOUR letter.
II that does not work, get lawyer.
49,! have been following your story n,
srTno bnYe nn DnEe nro6,1d Hpd can assure that
am young NAN oS nnetesp ms Years old
snd Rayo e,sr only one years experience a
but the position itself does f not lead "a asrr any
thought Of the % civil service. but feel fhne tbHe
o If an opportunty ever came for young
house. now Is the time;'
eral hrms, but am awaiting your opinion on
same ne, before mailing:
young man. nineteen years, of age with the
foliowing qualifcations?:
/
graduated from commercial high school.
commercial subjects among them type
; writing. stenography. bookkeeping and Span
ish.
THIRD During the last year have been
employed in the capacity of stenogra pher
at salary of SIS. but would change for
a connection with a house where my edu-
astion, coupled with hard, honest work.
would make me an opportunity
DO you believe in changing positions II
they are not agreeable would you be of
the opinion that an experiment of about two
months would be safer? " Y. u.
Your letter is good-above the aver
age. There are certain grammatical err
rors, but these you can correct for your
self, I'm sure.
Put paragraph number three before
that numbered two Also break it up
into short sentences. You make it~one
long paragraph at present, which makes
it hard to understand.
Can you not make clearer your reason
for desiring a change? At present
your reason appears to be no reason at
all. but mere whim.
Make paragraph four read: when
may have an interview