EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
UNAUDITED

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30
	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
EARNINGS:
Income from Continuing Operations	$	153,515		$	154,265		$	181,067		$	113,502		$	60,663
Plus Income Tax Expense		92,978			94,590			124,150			69,944			33,433
Less Investment Tax Credit (1)		(697	)		(697	)		(693	)		(702	)		(353	)
(Less Income) Plus Loss from Unconsolidated Subsidiaries (3)		796			(805	)		(535	)		14,943			(1,794	)
Plus Distributions from Unconsolidated Subsidiaries		1,990			785			1,238			585			595
Plus Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		73,244			82,989			91,381			88,646			78,297
Plus Other Interest Expense		9,069			6,763			11,196			15,109			25,294
Less Amortization of Loss on Reacquired Debt		(1,066	)		(1,350	)		(2,078	)		(1,927	)		(1,927	)
Plus (Less) Allowance for Borrowed Funds Used in Construction		201			298			(102	)		446			438
Plus Rentals (2)		3,554			4,286			4,573			4,906			4,893
	$	333,584		$	341,124		$	410,197		$	305,452		$	199,539
FIXED CHARGES:
Interest & Amortization of Premium and Discount of Funded Debt	$	73,244		$	82,989		$	91,381		$	88,646		$	78,297
Plus Other Interest Expense		9,069			6,763			11,196			15,109			25,294
Less Amortization of Loss on Reacquired Debt		(1,066	)		(1,350	)		(2,078	)		(1,927	)		(1,927	)
Plus (Less) Allowance for Borrowed Funds Used in Construction		201			298			(102	)		446			438
Plus Rentals (2)		3,554			4,286			4,573			4,906			4,893
	$	85,002		$	92,986		$	104,970		$	107,180		$	106,995
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		3.92			3.67			3.91			2.85			1.86

(1)	Investment Tax Credit is included in Other Income
(2)	Rentals shown above represent the portion of all rentals (other than delay rentals) deemed representative of the interest factor.
(3)	Fiscal 2002 and 2005 include the Impairment of Investment in Partnership of $15,167 and $4,158, respectively.