Exhibit 23.1





               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Alamco, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-61843, 33-75500
and 33-86452) of our report dated February 28, 1996, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Alamco, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and
1993, which report is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year
ended December 31, 1995.




/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 15, 1997