The deal with The Dial almost fell through (other magazines considered were the Little Review and Vanity Fair), but with Pound's efforts eventually a deal was worked out where, in addition to the $150, Eliot would be awarded The Dial's second annual prize for outstanding service to letters.
Dogovor s The Dial-om skoro da je propao (drugi časopisi koji su bili uzeti u razmatranje su Little Review i Vanity Fair), ali na kraju je uz Paundova nastojanja dogovoren posao gde će, uz 150 dolara, Eliot biti nagrađen  drugom godišnjom nagradom časopisa The Dial za izuzetni doprinos književnosti.