The age-herald., 1900-08-05
INVESTIGATORS H E N H
 AND AUDITORS
The Southern Audit Company and Its Splendid Fa-
 ciIitieS.

A recent duOillOn lO lu6 DbSiutSS OoiAl- munity of Birmingham is the Southern Audit Company which was organized a short time ago by strong aggregation of business men with a capital stock of $1o,- 900
 E.. The officers of the company are General Louis w. Clark president; J. E. Starke, manager; J. K Brockman, secretary and treasurer; 4, Latady and A. J. Camp con- sulting auditors; L. V. Clark, A. Latady. c. P. Orr, A. J. Camp and J. E. Starke, directors.
 The company examines and reports upon the accounts and financial condition of cor porations municipalities copartnerships and individuals. It also investigates and reports upon the financial and physical condition of commercial and industrial properties, making appraisal of values of their plants and reviewing their manage ment, through staff of competent ac- countants and engineers.
 The policy of the company Is controlled by board of directors under the bylaws which provide that the result of all audits and examinations made by the company shall be treated as strictly con fidential by the auditors and engineers en- gagged therein.
 The company began business with a clientage of representative corporations, firms, municipalities, and individuals, and solfcits the business of examining and the keeping of the accounts of guardians, executors, administrators, receivers, as signees and other fiduciary officers; mak- ing reports on the receipts and disburse- ments of the funds as required by law and in all other branches of the business.
 The officers of the company are located at No 2021 First avenue, in rooms No. 2 and f. and all business intrusted to its keeping will receive prompt and thorough attention.
 Personnel of Board of Directors
 The president, General Louis " Clark, came to Birmingham from Mobile, Ala, in the winter of 1SS6 and soon established himself as leading broker and general in- surance agent By close application to the interests of his clientage he has builded handsome business, and now has, besides a large local clientage, a general agency ex- tending over several Southern States, that makes his influence felt abroad as well as at home, where he has enjoyed the confi- dence of his fellow-townsmen for so many years General Clark will be at the head of the business management of this very greatly needed institution.
 The manager, MT. J. E. Starke, was resident of Birmingham as auditor for the
 
 when he left for Jacksonville, Fla, where he was an auditor for the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway until re- gently, when he decided to again cast his lot in progressive Birmingham. To MT. Starke Is given the direct charge of the ex- pert work of the Audit Company, for he Is entirely at home in this high class Of &C., . counting. as was evidenced by the esteem and confidence with which he was held by railroad officials for many years MT. "a rlxa has fin Ist f5niz an min al fioy and audit of the books of the city of Bir- mingham, and his report shows the result of splendid training and careful research, and the expressions of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen were most compliment tary. MT. J. K Brockman, secretary and treas urer, is by no means a stranger to Bir- mingham, for his long years of residence and close application and skill secretary and treasurer of a large abstract company has given him a legion of friends and good business clients. MT. Brockman will hold his position with the Birmingham Title Company and continue to furnish the pur- chasers of realty with clear abstracts for his duties at present with the Audit Com pany are nominal.
 Consulting auditors A. Latady, Esq, and MT. A. J. Camp are gentlemen of wide ex- perience in all branches of accounts, books, ets., and the frequency with which MT Latady has been called to solve intricate
  ment of corporate and co-partnership inter- tests, renders him a most valuable man to his company. His reputation is not limited to Alabama, for his services have been required in other States. MT. A. J. Camp, too, is a gentleman of wide experience having for years served in the freight de- partment of the Georgia Pacific Railroad and latterly as auditor for the city of Bir- mingham. IT. Camp is now the Auditor of Jefferson County, which position he fills with eminent satisfaction.
 The Directory Is composed of the officers of the company excepting MT. c. F Orr, whose duties as a member of the large real estate firm of Chichester, Yancey & Orr makes 1t impossible for him to act in any other capacity than that of an advisor Mr. Orr's varied experience, however, as an accountant in Canada and for a number of years as secretary and treasurer of the Milner Coal, Iron and Railroad Company specially qualities him for any service that