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Show IIOS 10 "MIES" . INFLUENCE PIANOS Frederick Steinway, Rich Manufacturer, Tells of Retarding1 Effect. Automobiles and the i(moviea" have had an unfavorable effect upon the sale of pianos in recent rears, i This confession was made at the Ho- tel Utah yesterdav by Frederick Steinway, Stein-way, the millionaire piano manufaotur- er of New York, who, accompanied by ! Mrs. Steinway, is stopping off here on i the way home from the expositions, j Not that Mr. Steinway is despondent j over the piano market. Far from it. People are still buying pianos, despite COnnlei attractions which take them from their own firesides of an after-I after-I noon or evening. "It is merely that the pnblic is not buying as many pianos as they would I did tney not spend so much money for automobiles and so much time in them, and also so much time at the picture shows," explained Mr. Steinway Stein-way . "The war situation has also affected the piano market to some extent," continued con-tinued Mr. Steinway. ' ' In view of the uncertainty of conditions, people are not spending so much money for articles arti-cles like pianos, paintings and elegant furnishings as they would under ordinary ordi-nary conditions. Under the circumstances, circum-stances, however, the demand for pianos is satisfactory. We are uot complaining. complain-ing. ' ' Air. Steinway said that some of the materials used at his factory were secured se-cured from Germany, and that; bis house set in a good supply at the outbreak of the war, and has not suffered from a shortage. ''1 hope. President Wilson will be successful in his campaign for 'freedom 'free-dom of the seas,'' so that we may get more goods to and from Germany by way of Holland," observed the piano king. Mr. Steinway has been in Salt Lake City before. He likes it. He remarked re-marked yesterday upon the interest in music which abounds in every section of this state. "Our house has been selling pianos in Salt Lake City for twenty-five years, ' ' he said. |