EXHIBIT 25.1
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FORM T-1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-5160382
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
BETTER MINERALS & AGGREGATES COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 55-0749125
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
U.S. Silica Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-0958670
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Better Materials Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-1542403
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
BMC Trucking, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-2986246
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Bucks County Crushed Stone Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-1468333
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Chippewa Farms Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-2160463
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Shore Stone Company, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 23-2243672
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3024593
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
George F. Pettinos, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-0966840
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Ottawa Silica Company
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(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3093543
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
The Fulton Land and Timber Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-1622540
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Ellen Jay, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 22-2033676
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Stone Materials Company, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-2205266
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Commercial Stone Co., Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 25-1225764
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Commercial Aggregates Transportation and Sales, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 25-1846125
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
Route 522 North, P.O. Box 187
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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13% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009
(Title of the indenture securities)
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1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it
is subject.
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Name Address
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Superintendent of Banks of the State of 2 Rector Street, New York,
New York N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203
Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429
New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are
incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-
29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R.
229.10(d).
1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly
Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to
commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust
powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with
Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed
with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed
with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)
4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State
of New York, on the 10th day of March, 2000.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ MICHAEL CULHANE
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Name: MICHAEL CULHANE
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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