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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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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         201,588
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       228,175
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                  69,865
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,849,512
<COMMON>                                           539
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      229,287
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            498,553
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 728,379
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                    187,968
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           877,658
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             291,801
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   60,160
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 703,546
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,849,512
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      862,554
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            44,581
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     694,908
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     739,489
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        123,065
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               4,689
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 127,754
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        53,791
<NET-INCOME>                                    73,963
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      9,887
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   64,076
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        48,766
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       50,905
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          (7,310)
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