<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS.
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         251,207
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       478,706
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                  38,560
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,471,254
<COMMON>                                       189,331
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             86,179
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 761,110
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<PREFERRED>                                     67,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           643,292
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              32,100
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<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 728,952
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,471,254
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      281,119
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            24,226
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     209,214
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     234,562
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         46,557
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               (669)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  44,766
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        14,247
<NET-INCOME>                                    30,519
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      1,866
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   28,653
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        17,040
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
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