Exhibit 24

                         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, 1998.

Dated:           October 6,1998.
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     Signature                           Title
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/s/C. F. Knight                    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
- -----------------------------      Officer and Director
C. F. Knight


/s/W. J. Galvin                    Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief
- -----------------------------      Financial Officer
W. J. Galvin


/s/J. G. Berges                    Director
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J. G. Berges


/s/L. L. Browning, Jr.             Director
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L. L. Browning, Jr.


/s/A. A. Busch, III                Director
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A. A. Busch, III


/s/D. C. Farrell                   Director
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D. C. Farrell







/s/J. A. Frates                    Director
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J. A. Frates


/s/R. B. Horton                    Director
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R. B. Horton


/s/G. A. Lodge                     Director
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G. A. Lodge


/s/R. B. Loynd                     Director
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R. B. Loynd


/s/V. R. Loucks, Jr.               Director
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V. R. Loucks, Jr.


/s/R. L. Ridgway                   Director
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R. L. Ridgway


/s/R. W. Staley                    Director
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R. W. Staley


/s/A. E. Suter                     Director
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A. E. Suter


/s/G. W. Tamke                     Director
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G. W. Tamke


/s/W. M. Van Cleve                 Director
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W. M. Van Cleve


/s/E. E. Whitacre, Jr.             Director
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E. E. Whitacre, Jr.