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, 2005.

Dated: October 4, 2005

Signature	Title
/s/ D. N. Farr      D. N. Farr	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ W. J. Galvin      W. J. Galvin	Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
/s/ R. J. Schlueter      R. J. Schlueter	Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ A. A. Busch III      A. A. Busch III	Director
/s/ D. C. Farrell      D. C. Farrell	Director
/s/ C. Fernandez G.      C. Fernandez G.	Director
/s/ A. F. Golden      A. F. Golden	Director
/s/ R. B. Horton      R. B. Horton	Director

/s/ G. A. Lodge      G. A. Lodge	Director
/s/ V. R. Loucks, Jr.      V. R. Loucks, Jr.	Director
/s/ J. B. Menzer      J. B. Menzer	Director
/s/ C. A. Peters      C. A. Peters	Director
/s/ J. W. Prueher      J. W. Prueher	Director
/s/ R. L. Ridgway      R. L. Ridgway	Director