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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
Canton Management Group, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Jackson, Mississippi
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of our report dated August 7, 1996, relating
to the financial statements of Canton Management Group, Inc. (A Development
Stage Company) for the year ended June 30, 1995 which is contained in that
Prospectus.
 
     We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
                                          Semple & Cooper, P.L.C.
 
Phoenix, Arizona
   
January 31, 1997