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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-START>                                   APR-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                     JUN-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                     PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                    0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                    16,172
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                  10,808
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                             4,873
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                           320,757
<COMMON>                                                   8,780
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                 19,525
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                      103,499
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                           131,804
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                          0
<PREFERRED>                                                    0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                      54,590
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                        20,470
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                      0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                             20,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                      0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                    0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                               0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                            93,893
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                            320,757
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                 57,665
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                         894
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                53,621
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                54,515
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                    3,150
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                          (299)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                             2,851
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   1,432
<NET-INCOME>                                               1,419
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                    0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                              1,419
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                       0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                  1,325
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                    29,822
<EPS-BASIC>                                               0.00
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