EXHIBIT 23



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report included in this Form
10-K into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement
File No. 33-83958, dated September 14, 1994, and the Company's
previously filed Registration Statement No. 33-86354, dated
November 14, 1994



/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
November 20, 1997