[ARTICLE] UT
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<S>                             <C>                     <C>                    
<C>                     <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   12-MOS                   12-MOS                
  3-MOS                   3-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          SEP-30-1998             SEP-30-1998 
           SEP-30-1998             SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-30-1998             JUN-30-1998 
           JUN-30-1998             JUN-30-1998
[BOOK-VALUE]                                  PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK 
              PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK
[TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT]                     13716232                 1326313 
              13716232                13236313
[OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST]                    2543408                 1069146 
                     0                       0
[TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS]                         5598011                 4367017 
                     0                       0
[TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES]                       1222547                 1080009 
                     0                       0
[OTHER-ASSETS]                                       0                       0 
                     0                       0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                23080198                19752485 
                     0                       0
[COMMON]                                       2300000                 2300000 
                     0                       0
[CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN]                       653346                  653346 
                     0                       0
[RETAINED-EARNINGS]                            2484573                 2687391 
                     0                       0
[TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ]                 5437919                 5640737 
                     0                       0
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY]                                0                       0 
                     0                       0
[PREFERRED]                                          0                       0 
                     0                       0
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET]                          10504983                 6200000 
                     0                       0
[SHORT-TERM-NOTES]                             1050000                 2075000 
                     0                       0
[LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE]                            0                       0 
                     0                       0
[COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS]                       0                       0 
                     0                       0
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT]                        0                  100000 
                     0                       0
[PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT]                            0                       0 
                     0                       0
[CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS]                          0                       0 
                     0                       0
[LEASES-CURRENT]                                     0                       0 
                     0                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB]                 6087296                 5736748 
                     0                       0
[TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB]                 23080198                19752485 
                     0                       0
[GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE]                            0                       0 
               3220802                 3756539
[INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE]                                 0                       0 
               (52942)                     915
[OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES]                           0                       0 
               3174910                 3612665
[TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES]                           0                       0 
               3121968                 3613580
[OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS]                              0                       0 
                 98834                  142959
[OTHER-INCOME-NET]                                   0                       0 
                 29480                   23102
[INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN]                       0                       0 
                128314                  166061
[TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE]                             0                       0 
                224741                  201039
[NET-INCOME]                                         0                       0 
               (96427)                 (34978)
[PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]                          0                       0 
                     0                       0
[EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM]                        0                       0 
               (96427)                 (34978)
[COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]                             0                       0 
                149500                  147200
[TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS]                            0                       0 
                 96223                  143258
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS]                               0                       0 
               1720015                 2641197
[EPS-PRIMARY]                                        0                       0 
                 (.21)                   (.08)
[EPS-DILUTED]                                       00                       0 
                     0                       0
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