Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-21 | Page 5 | Many Pianos Going West

MA MANY PIANOS IANOS GOING WEST I Prosperity and music appear appear to go hand In hand Nev Never r since 1892 the record year wh when n pianos were sold In the United States has there been such a demand on the New York piano manufacturers manufacturer as this season A conservative con con- con con- lve authority estimates that at least of this variety of musical instruments will have been bought during during during dur dur- ing 1902 in this country and most of that number in m th the West especially in Oregon Kansas and northern California Until the last year or two the farmers In those regions generally bought organs of the cheaper kind as as' as these c cOit st less lobs and were easier to keep keepin in order and to play on Now they are favoring pianos planed and in many instances I with the addition of a mechanical playIng playing play play- Ing appliance Among the miners in the Pitts Pittsburg burg region especially where the Welsh people have ha colonized there have been phenomenal sales Of pianos The I sales In the East have been large of late but bit not up to the average of the West In the S Bouth uth the people do not seem to have turned to any great extent extent ex ex- tent to pianos pianos The centres of German population such as Milwaukee have al alwaY alway always al- al waY ways been good piano markets The farmers armel's of the West Vest according to the testimony of the sell sellers rs who travel through that part of the country seem to turn naturally to music as the first art to be cultivated or enjoyed as soon as they feel they can afford art of any kind Books even and pictures come second Piano playing Is a more obvious obvious obvious ob ob- ob- ob and tangible accomplishment something that the children can do which their fathers could not and be besides besides be- be sides gives more amusement to visitors or to gatherings to-gatherings of any sort The result Is that there are are few businesses which feel a ge general eral wave of ot prosperity sooner soon soon- er than that of the piano n ers Ney New New York Evening Post