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EXHIBIT (24)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Marion H. Antonini
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Marion H. Antonini
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Livio D. DeSimone
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Livio D. DeSimone
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ A. Frederick Gerstell
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A. Frederick Gerstell
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ John K. Greene
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John K. Greene
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Donald M. James
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Donald M. James
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Douglas J. McGregor
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Douglas J. McGregor
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Ann D. McLaughlin
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Ann D. McLaughlin
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ James V. Napier
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James V. Napier
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Donald B. Rice
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Donald B. Rice
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director of Vulcan Materials Company, a New Jersey
corporation, hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints William F. Denson, III,
and E. Starke Sydnor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys of the
undersigned to sign the name of the undersigned as director to the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 of said corporation to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to any and all amendments to said report.
The undersigned hereby grants to said attorneys full power of
substitution, resubstitution and revocation, all as fully as the undersigned
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying all that said attorneys or
their substitutes may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned director of Vulcan Materials
Company has executed this Power of Attorney this 19th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Herbert A. Sklenar
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Herbert A. Sklenar