Maple Leaf Rag to its publication, Joplin anticipated that the piece would be a success—he told Arthur Marshall that "The Maple Leaf will make me the king of ragtime composers". The exact circumstances which led to publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" are unknown, and there are versions of the event which contradict each other. After approaching several publishers, Joplin signed a contract with John Stillwell Stark on August 10, 1899 for a $0.01 royalty on all sales of the rag, with a minimum sales price of $0.25. The "Maple Leaf Rag" was published between August 10 and September 20, 1899, when the
Maple Leaf (schooner) Maple Leaf (schooner) The Maple Leaf is a schooner built in 1904, making it British Columbia's oldest tall ship. In 1906, the "Maple Leaf" was the only Canadian vessel to qualify for the first ever Trans-Pac sailing race, which was slated to take place in San Francisco but never took place due to the massive earthquake that occurred in that year. From the 1930s to the 1970s, the "Maple Leaf" was a halibut longliner on the Bering Sea, making it one of the longest-running ships to fish. Now a sail training vessel and ecotourism schooner, she has a rich history