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 Gardens This marked the first official Leafs event in the building since the last Leafs game played there in 1999 nineteen years to the day. Maple Leaf Gardens was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007 because it was: The arena was also designated under the "Ontario Heritage Act" by the City of Toronto in 1991. A list of other teams using Maple Leaf Gardens as their home: Maple Leaf Gardens Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was initially constructed as