<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  statement of earnings and the  consolidated  balance sheets and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<CASH>                                         167,501
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   81,578
<ALLOWANCES>                                    17,903
<INVENTORY>                                     56,176
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               345,452
<PP&E>                                       1,669,539
<DEPRECIATION>                                 735,068
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,475,987
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          150,873
<BONDS>                                        387,311
<COMMON>                                        22,508
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           29,351
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     518,415
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,475,987
<SALES>                                        511,706
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               707,980
<CGS>                                          377,661
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  541,277
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                71,064
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                10,724
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              24,495
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 60,420
<INCOME-TAX>                                    22,491
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             37,929
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                 46,960
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    84,889
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     3.78<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.74<F2>
<FN>
<F1>   EPS - Primary is EPS Basic per SFAS 128
<F2>   EPS - Fully Diluted is EPS - Diluted per SFAS 128
</FN>