Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-05 | Page 3 | His Time Was Not Valuable

I I His Time Was Not Not Valuable Valuable Ever since a London newspaper man two minutes of J. J Pierpont Morean's Mor- Mor cans ean's time for an interview at which the buyer did all t the talking i there h e has Ihas s been it It Iti fd et i an i on this side of t the o ocean to sUrPass that very clever stroke of ot busi busi- business ness One of ot the haters of ot newspaper men menas men mennas was nas approached by a reporter the other day dav with a request for an expression of ot opinion upon a matter of contemporaneous human interest and as was expected his sent out words that he had nothing to say sav Tell him Ill I'll buy ten minutes of his time said the reporter and If everything's everything's every every- things thing's satisfactory will pay cash down The rhe crabbed old creature must have read of ot the Morgan incident for he In Invited In- In the the caller into o his office and yielded himself up for the h specified tine time holding his 1 watch to fg be exact rt Times up he said when the ordeal was finished Settle your little bill With pleasure my dear dar sir What Is the tho PrIce My time is worth 10 a minute today Not to tome me sir It Is unfortunate for you OU that we did not establish a rate beh bee bel betote be- be tote foie the h interview er I am willing J fe feto to pay you l 10 cents e a ii minute ut ten minutes make a I. I d dollar H Here re you are sir Phew How the toe air alt What you have said Is not worth wortha a nickel to my my paper or to me but heres here's a dollar Leaving the note on the desk the re reporter reporter reporter re- re porter went out The elevator was handy New York Press