<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> AUG-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 47,410,993 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 7,021,290 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 18,408,809 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 19,496,414 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 92,337,506 <COMMON> 4,260,797 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 18,038,679 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,835,415 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 25,992,691 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 21,072,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 11,900,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 4,043,937 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 500,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 1,254,778 <LEASES-CURRENT> 758,870 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 26,815,230 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 92,337,506 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 74,870,190 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 731,947 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 68,393,694 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 69,125,641 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 5,744,549 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 115,032 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 5,859,581 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,304,656 <NET-INCOME> 2,554,925 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,554,925 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,989,702 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 1,947,205 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 6,728,008 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.61 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.61