EXHIBIT 24







1.   Powers of Attorney from the following persons are attached:

                         Richard G. Holder
                         Henry S. Savedge, Jr.
                         William O. Bourke
                         Thomas A. Graves, Jr.
                         Gerald Greenwald
                         John R. Hall
                         Robert L. Hintz
                         David P. Reynolds
                         Randolph N. Reynolds
                         Charles A. Sanders
                         Ralph S. Thomas
                         Robert J. Vlasic
                         Joe B. Wyatt


2.   A certified copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of
Reynolds Metals Company on February 18, 1994 is attached.


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Richard G. Holder        
                                   Richard G. Holder


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Henry S. Savedge, Jr.    
                                   Henry S. Savedge, Jr.


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   William O. Bourke        
                                   William O. Bourke


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Thomas A. Graves, Jr.    
                                   Thomas A. Graves, Jr.


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Gerald Greenwald         
                                   Gerald Greenwald



                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   John R. Hall             
                                   John R. Hall


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Robert L. Hintz          
                                   Robert L. Hintz


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   David P. Reynolds        
                                   David P. Reynolds



                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Randolph N. Reynolds     
                                   Randolph N. Reynolds



                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Charles A. Sanders       
                                   Charles A. Sanders



                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 20th day of April,
1994.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Ralph S. Thomas          
                                   Ralph S. Thomas


                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Robert J. Vlasic         
                                   Robert J. Vlasic



                             POWER OF ATTORNEY



          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints D. Michael Jones and Brenda A. Hart, or either of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities (including without limitation in any capacity on
behalf of Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company")), to

          (i)  Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 1993 and any and all amendments thereto, and
     to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in
     connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC"), and to take all such other action which they
     or either of them may consider necessary or desirable in connection
     therewith, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
     as amended; and

         (ii)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to (a) the offer and sale of
     interests in the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan
     for Salaried Employees and an indefinite number of shares of the
     Company's common stock, without par value (the "Common Stock") in
     connection therewith, (b) the offer and sale of up to 900,000 shares
     of Common Stock together with an indeterminate amount of interests to
     be offered and sold in connection therewith under the Reynolds Metals
     Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, (c) the offer and sale of
     1,200,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1982 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, (d) the offer and sale of
     3,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and (e) the offer and sale of
     3,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the Reynolds Metals Company
     1992 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, and to file the same, with all
     exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the
     SEC; and

        (iii)  Sign any and all Registration Statements on Form S-3, or on
     such other form as may be appropriate, for registration of the shares
     of Common Stock and Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
     (without par value) of the Company, issuable upon exercise of Rights
     (as defined in the Rights Agreement between the Company and The Chase
     Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated as of November 23, 1987, as amended from
     time to time) and any and all amendments (including post-effective
     amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same,
     with all exhibits thereto, and all preliminary prospectuses,
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC; and

         (iv)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statements relating to the offer and sale of up to
     $1,650,000,000 principal amount of unsecured debt securities of the
     Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all
     prospectuses, prospectus supplements, pricing supplements and
     documents in connection therewith, with the SEC; and

          (v)  Sign any and all post-effective amendments to the Company's
     Registration Statement relating to the offer and resale from time to
     time of up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Trustee of the
     Reynolds Metals Company Pension Plans Master Trust, and to file the
     same, with all exhibits thereto, and all prospectuses, prospectus
     supplements, pricing supplements and documents in connection
     therewith, with the SEC;

granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

          This Power of Attorney shall expire on the 28th day of February,
1995.  

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Power of Attorney on the 18th day of February, 1994.



                                   Joe B. Wyatt             
                                   Joe B. Wyatt

     I, Brenda A. Hart, an Assistant Secretary of REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), do hereby certify that the
following is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to the filing
of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993, duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting
held on February 18, 1994, and that said resolutions are now in full force
and effect:

          RESOLVED, that the form presented to the meeting of the 1993
     Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Report") to be filed by the
     corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission is hereby
     approved; and

          FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Executive Officer, the
     Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the
     Controller, and the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
     are each hereby authorized on behalf of this corporation to
     execute and file the Report with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission, in the form or substantially the form presented, with
     such changes therein and amendments thereto as such officers deem
     appropriate to comply with requirements of law, and to take all
     such further actions and proceedings as they deem necessary or
     appropriate to carry out the purpose of these resolutions; and

          FURTHER RESOLVED, that each director or officer who may be
     required to execute the Report or any amendments thereto is
     hereby authorized to execute a power of attorney appointing D.
     MICHAEL JONES and BRENDA A. HART, and each of them, his true and
     lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
     substitution and resubstitution, to execute and deliver the
     Report and amendments on his behalf and on behalf of the
     corporation and to act on his behalf and on behalf of the
     corporation in all matters relating to the Report, as fully to
     all intents and purposes as if he himself were personally
     present.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
corporate seal of the Company to this certificate this 9th day of March,
1994.




                                   Brenda A. Hart           
                                   Brenda A. Hart
                                   Assistant Secretary

SEAL