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Show , APPONVl'S CERTIFICATE. The quicker Architect Apponyi drops his controversy concerning the city hall plans the better it seems to us it will be for Architect Apponyi. Ho is as unfortunnte in his explanations as he is with his design. Neither will bear close scrutiny; and as if Mr. Apponyi distrusted his vindication by Mr. Apponyi Ap-ponyi ho favors the world with a certificate cer-tificate of good character signed by a number of publie men. What does the certificate show? 1. Thnt Mr. Apponyi was a soldier in Austria and Amorica. 2. That he was a railroad engineer. 8. That he wanted the office of superintendent su-perintendent of tho Yellowstone park. 4. That he didn't get it. Now it is not manifest from all this that the gentleman is competent to build the Salt Lake city hall, If anything any-thing it proves his utter lack of experience expe-rience in that line. The certiiicate does indeod vaguely state that "he has since (the war) been employed in civil life as engineer and architect in Chicago, Chi-cago, Denver, and on the Pacific .coast," but that is moaningless without specification.' specifi-cation.' We boliove Mr. Apponyi made a grave mistake In attempting that for which he s not fitted, aud he will make a graver mistake still if he shall persist in forcing it. |