Pro rds De ond BetterStuds,

"Our customers demand thal v'e supply them u.ith superior quali4' products, and Rosboro is a/rruls v'ell accepted."

- Sean Burclt Redx'ood Entpire

(onsislent Ouolity

We understand that professional builders won't put up with inferior stud products. They can't afford to! In order to be productive and profitable, successful builders look for consistent performance and quality in their building materials. That's why you can count on Rosboro to deliver a quality stud product.

A Complete Produd line

Rosboro now has a stud for every residential application in the species that fits builders' needs. Our product line now includes the following in all combinations: t2x4 and2x6 r Douglas Fir and Hem Fir r Green and Dry r Lengths of 8', 9' & l0' (All Trims) r WWPA grade trademark

Whatever the application, we've got the stud to do the job.

A Supplier You (on lrust

Small enough to give you the aftention you want, is large enough to support our products rvith a know able sales and manufacturing team as well as an experienced traffic manager dedicated to meeting demanding tra fic needs.

Rosboro Studs

If you value strong partnerships with your suppliers and your customers are indeed demanding better stud act now - call Rosboro.

'TiHERE'S no question that America I' is in the midst of an energy crisis. In every direction the story is the same -prices are at an all-time high. This is true even of natural gas, which was until recently an inexpensive and costefficient source of energy.

The natural gas problem is one of supply and demand. It's not a marketplace problem, but instead is the result of short-sighted policy decisions made by the federal government. Throughout the 1990s, our nation's environmental policy promoted natural gas for power generation and emissions controls. At the same time, Congress took steps to restrict the natural gas supply.

Over the past two decades, Congress has each year voted to renew prohibitions against exploration and extraction of natural gas. Between Congress and President Clinton, the ban on exploration has been imposed on California, the North Atlantic, midAtlantic, south Atlantic, Atlantic Coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Alaska's North Aleutian Basin, Washington, Oregon, Florida panhandle, and National Marine Sanctuaries. There aren't many other places to find new sources ofnatural gas.

The outcome is unsurprising. Since 1990, the annual increase in demand for natural gas has outpaced the annual increase in supply by 4OO7o. This is obviously unsustainable, and these contradictory policies have led directly to the current crisis,

For the past six years, natural gas prices have skyrocketed to as much as seven times their historic average. And these sizeable increases have hurt the American forest products industry's ability to compete.

The forest products industry generates much of its own energy by using biomass in efficient combined heat and power facilities. But, 20Vo of its energy comes from natural gas; a total of 400 billion cu. ft. per year. That's enough to fuel four million homes.

The effect on the industry has been significant. Since energy prices began to rise in 2000, the forest products industry has been forced to shutter 267 mills. More than 189,000 Americans lost their jobs.

Many companies could compensate by temporarily switching to other fuel sources, but fuel switching is limited