LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all men by these presents, that I,
Jacqueline F. Woods, the undersigned, of 7517 Phelps Close (address), City
of New Albany, County of Franklin, State of Ohio, hereby make, constitute
and appoint Gary L. Smith, or in the alternative,Mary J. Schroeder, each of
The Andersons, Inc., 480 W. Dussel Drive, Maumee, Ohio, 43537 my true and
lawful limited attorney-in-fact for me and in my name, place and stead
giving severally unto said Gary L. Smith and Mary J. Schroeder full power
to execute and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
as my limited attorney-in-fact, any and all SEC Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144
required to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, in connection with my beneficial
ownership of equity securities of The Andersons, Inc. for the calendar
years 2002 and 2003.

        The rights, powers, and authority of each
limited attorney-in-fact herein granted shall commence and be in full force
and effect as of the date hereof; and such rights, powers, and authority
shall remain in full force and effect thereafter through and including
January 7, 2004.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Limited Power of Attorney as of this ___30__ day of _September___,
__2002_____.



_____Jacqueline F.Woods_____
						Name


STATE OF Ohio

COUNTY OF Franklin



	On this
___30________ day of __September__________, ____2002_______, before me a
notary public in and for said state, personally appeared Jacqueline Woods,
to me personally known, who being duly sworn, acknowledged that he/she had
executed the foregoing instrument for purposes therein mentioned and set
forth.




__Amy Deinlein__________
						Notary Public





___9-28-03___________
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