<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM REGISTRANT'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 6,367,507 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 2,603,461 <ALLOWANCES> 649,014 <INVENTORY> 1,456,602 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 13,080,506 <PP&E> 145,660,717 <DEPRECIATION> 27,964,180 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 131,654,425 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 20,884,318 <BONDS> 82,235,509 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 95,363 <OTHER-SE> 25,773,218 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 131,654,425 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 78,865,656 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 43,817,275 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,738,029 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,742,475 <INCOME-PRETAX> (944,537) <INCOME-TAX> (359,672) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (584,865) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (584,865) <EPS-BASIC> (0.06) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.06)