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, Seattle Public Schools district. Along with the two public elementary schools Maple Leaf is home to a handful of private schools. Although it would be considered outside of the current Maple Leaf neighborhoods boundaries, the Maple Leaf School opened in 1896 near Lake Washington. The Northgate Library, which is a branch of the Seattle Public Library system, is located on 10500 block of 5th Avenue, across from Northgate Mall. The library and the adjacent community center and park opened in July 2006. Maple Leaf, Seattle Maple Leaf is a mostly residential neighborhood located in northeast Seattle. The area that is now