LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all men by these presents, that I,
John F. Barrett, the undersigned, of 9300 Shawnee Run Road (address), City
of Cincinnati, County of Hamilton, 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 ___13th__ day of _December___,
__2003_____.


									   __John F. Barrett______

						Name



STATE OF Ohio )
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COUNTY OF Lucas )

	On this __12th_____ day of _December_____,
____2003______, before me a notary public in and for said state, personally
appeared _John Barrett_, to me personally known, who being duly
sworn,acknowledged that he/she had executed the foregoing instrument for
purposes therein mentioned and set forth.



								__Beverly J. McBride________
					Notary Public




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