<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statements of Operations found on pages 3 and 4 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the six months ended March 31, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements and accompanying footnotes. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 21,581,911 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,201,756<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 2,261,272 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 32,860,579 <PP&E> 181,091,339 <DEPRECIATION> 31,906,727 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 238,638,017 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 25,188,320 <BONDS> 105,394,097<F2> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 103,542,923 <OTHER-SE> 1,484,002 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 238,638,017 <SALES> 111,150,322 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 112,512,702 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 56,996,866 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 51,564,700 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,832,654 <INCOME-PRETAX> (633,707) <INCOME-TAX> 325,092 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (308,615) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (308,615) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.03) <EPS-DILUTED> (.03) <FN> <F1>RECEIVABLES ARE PRESENTED NET OF ALLOWANCES. <F2>LONG TERM DEBT DUE AFTER ONE YEAR; NET OF UNAMORTIZED DISCOUNT. </FN>