LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all men by these presents, that I,
Donald L. Mennel, the undersigned, of 3020 Stuart Rd. (address), City of
Fostoria, County of Wood, 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 2004 and 2005.

	   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 6, 2006.


	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Limited Power of Attorney as of this ___9th__ day of _December___,
__2003_____.


									   __Donald L. Mennel______

						Name



STATE OF Ohio )
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COUNTY OF Seneca )

	On this __9th_____ day of
_December___, ___2003_____, before me a notary public in and for said
state, personally appeared _Donald L. Mennel_, to me personally known, who
being duly sworn,acknowledged that he/she had executed the foregoing
instrument for purposes therein mentioned and set forth.



									   __Lois Arnold_______
						Notary Public




									   _02-26-2008______________
						My Commission Expires