<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 65,419,372 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 18,253,459 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 21,028,468 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 14,092,681 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 118,793,980 <COMMON> 1,811,211 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 17,592,242 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 23,385,097 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 42,300,604 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 29,794,639 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,800,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 864,849 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 40,545,942 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 118,793,980 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 104,020,416 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 4,025,274 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 90,433,623 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 94,458,897 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 9,561,519 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 357,316 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,918,835 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,682,140 <NET-INCOME> 7,236,695 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 7,236,695 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,331,972 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,276,179 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 12,997,955 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.95 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.89