Exhibit 24

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned's hereby makes, constitutes

and appoints Frank J. Bilban as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-

in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of

and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1)	prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5

(including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of

Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the

United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities

exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and

regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the

"Exchange Act");

(2)	seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the

undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities

from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators

and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to

release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any

such release of information; and

(3)	perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such

attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the

undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1)	this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such

attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such

attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

(2)	any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such

form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-

fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3)	neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any

liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement

of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to

comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of

the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the

Exchange Act; and

(4)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from

responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the

Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under

Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the

foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned

might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact

of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-

fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 14th day of February, 2008.



					/s/ David K. Smith
					Signature