<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and the
consolidated statement of cash flows from the Company's September 30, 1999
Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.

</LEGEND>

                                                     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              3-MOS              9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                        DEC-31-1999        DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                             SEP-30-1999        SEP-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                              PER-BOOK           PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>               $119,312,000       $119,312,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                  275,000            275,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                     6,940,000          6,940,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                   3,409,000          3,409,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                     0                  0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                          $129,936,000       $129,936,000
<COMMON>                                $  1,995,000       $  1,995,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                 24,069,000         24,069,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                        5,578,000          5,578,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>            31,642,000         31,642,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        400,000            400,000
<PREFERRED>                                  272,000            272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                      35,125,000         35,125,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                         7,452,000          7,452,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                          0                  0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                     0                  0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>              1,138,000          1,138,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                    100,000            100,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    3,000              3,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                              18,000             18,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>            53,786,000         53,786,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>           $129,936,000       $129,936,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>               $  7,374,000       $ 20,107,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                         761,000          1,475,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                 4,677,000         14,201,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                 5,438,000         15,676,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                    1,936,000          4,431,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                            39,000            145,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>             1,975,000          4,576,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                     832,000          2,362,000
<NET-INCOME>                               1,143,000          2,214,000
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>               $  2,677,000          2,677,000
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<EPS-BASIC>                             $       0.56             1.10
<EPS-DILUTED>                           $       0.55             1.08