<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE MONTH ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CURRENCY>U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 321,908 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 4,140,932 <ALLOWANCES> (1,445,156) <INVENTORY> 4,465,681 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 4,786,409 <PP&E> 69,778,990 <DEPRECIATION> (26,130,590) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 55,918,174 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 17,547,033 <BONDS> 19,500,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,877,024 <OTHER-SE> 16,994,117 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 55,918,174 <SALES> 39,867,648 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 40,441,593 <CGS> 22,643,610 <TOTAL-COSTS> 12,553,850 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,287,822 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,236,271 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,007,862 <INCOME-TAX> 854,598 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,865,442 <EPS-BASIC> .84 <EPS-DILUTED> .84