<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> $166,879,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> $18,911,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> $57,962,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> $2,050,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> $245,802,000 <COMMON> $155,966,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> $6,534,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> $162,500,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> $38,214,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> $1,786,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> $43,302,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> $245,802,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> $76,580,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> $10,807,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 0 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> $50,427,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> $26,153,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> $663,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> $26,816,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> $2,301,000 <NET-INCOME> $16,009,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> $16,009,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> $6,030,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> $28,892,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> $1.14 <EPS-DILUTED> 0