What is susy's place? what does the popularity of susy's place show us?

The susy's place is a brothel. A brothel is a place in where sexual activity with prostitutes or sex workers does happen. The popularity of Susy's place then would show how lonely men then on the ranch are.Hope this would be of help.

The "maple leaf rag" (copyright registered on september 18, 1899)[1] is an early ragtime musical composition for piano composed by scott joplin. it was one of joplin's early works, and became the model for ragtime compositions by subsequent composers. it is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces.[2] as a result joplin was called the "king of ragtime". the piece gave joplin a steady if unspectacular income for the rest of his life.