**EXHIBIT 24**

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E.Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said RyersonTull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of saidRyerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of March, 2005. 

 

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 

***/s/ Richard G. Cline*

Richard G. Cline

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Russell M. Flaum*
Russell M. Flaum

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ James A. Henderson*
James A. Henderson

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Gregory P. Josefowicz*
Gregory P. Josefowicz

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Martha Miller de Lombera*
Martha Miller de Lombera

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, orany of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with thepreparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name as a director and(or)officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Neil S. Novich*
Neil S. Novich

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Jerry K. Pearlman*
Jerry K. Pearlman

 

RYERSON TULL, INC. 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, as a director and(or) officer of Ryerson Tull, Inc., a Delaware corporation, do hereby nominate,constitute and appoint Jay M. Gratz, Neil S. Novich, Terence R. Rogers and Joyce E. Mims, or any one or more of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which said attorneysand agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, inconnection with the preparation and filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, including specifically, but without limitation thereof, full power and authority to sign my name asa director and(or) officer of said Ryerson Tull, Inc. to said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendment thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this2nd day of March, 2005. 

 
*/s/ Anré D. Williams*
Anré D. Williams