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The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 12, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheet of IaTech Sales Co. and subsidiary
as of December 31, 1995, and the consolidated statements of earnings,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which report
appears in the Form 8-K of Airgas, Inc. dated April 5, 1996.


                                       CORNWELL & CO., P.C.
                                       Fort Dodge, Iowa
April 5, 1996