<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income on pages 3
through 5 of the Company's June 30, 1996 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 JUN-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 84,603,361 84,603,361
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 986,991 986,991
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 4,643,708 4,643,708
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 5,509,879 5,509,879
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 95,743,939 95,743,939
<COMMON> 1,739,685 1,739,685
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 17,057,379 17,057,379
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,637,424 6,637,424
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 25,434,488 25,434,488
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 712,500 712,500
<PREFERRED> 271,700 271,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 17,000,000 17,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 1,525,000 1,525,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 5,000,000 5,000,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 112,500 112,500
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 382,430 382,430
<LEASES-CURRENT> 338,725 338,725
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 44,966,596 44,966,596
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 95,743,939 95,743,939
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 5,264,564 10,334,423
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 322,532 575,798
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,800,221 7,514,018
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,122,753 8,089,816
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,141,811 2,244,607
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,099 11,011
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,147,910 2,255,618
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 671,934 1,396,566
<NET-INCOME> 475,976 859,052
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 25,206 54,085
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 450,770 804,967
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 241,201 459,560
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 1,992,400 1,992,400
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,284,097 1,372,012
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.32 0.65
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.30 0.63