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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of
Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri corporation with principal offices at 8000
West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63136, hereby appoint W. J.
Galvin as their Attorney-in-Fact for the purpose of signing Emerson Electric
Co.'s Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K (and any and all
Amendments thereto) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003.
Dated: October 7, 2003
Signature Title
/s/ C. F. Knight Chairman of the Board
and Director
C. F. Knight
/s/ D. N. Farr Chief Executive Officer
and Director
D. N. Farr
/s/ W. J. Galvin Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
W. J. Galvin Officer and Director
/s/ R. J. Schlueter Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
R. J. Schlueter
/s/ J. G. Berges Director
J. G. Berges
/s/ A. A. Busch III Director
A. A. Busch III
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/s/ D. C. Farrell Director
D. C. Farrell
/s/ C. Fernandez G. Director
C. Fernandez G.
/s/ A. F. Golden Director
A. F. Golden
/s/ R. B. Horton Director
R. B. Horton
/s/ G. A. Lodge Director
G. A. Lodge
/s/ V. R. Loucks, Jr. Director
V. R. Loucks, Jr.
/s/ J. B. Menzer Director
J. B. Menzer
/s/ C. A. Peters Director
C. A. Peters
/s/ J. W. Prueher Director
J. W. Prueher
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/s/ R. L. Ridgway Director
R. L. Ridgway
/s/ E. E. Whitacre, Jr. Director
E. E. Whitacre, Jr.