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a lee ll CG . oF 2S. Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation P. 0. Box 1405 Chicago, Illinois TOP NSE T TUATHA Sept mbes” 2b’, L630 Directer REOORDED & INDEXEy Bureau of Investigation SEP 26 1930 Doyartrent of Justice - Washington, D. Ce RE: Complaint Concerning Alleged Payne nt of Tribute to Racketeers by Buyers of .: Juice Grapes in Chicago, Jilinois, wr Anti-Trust Matter. a a x Dear Sir: ~ Confirming telephone cam versation of this date made by Speci Agent R. N. Butterworth of the Chicago Bureau office to the dnti Trust. Division of the Bureau of Investigation at Washington, D. C., in which the aubstance of this letter was telephoned, the following data is sutmi tted: Re Aaa 0S ! Special agents R. N. Butterworth ani Albert Milier interviewad Charles W. Irrgang ani C. R. Godiing who supplied the following Sule raped ; 1.2 47 concerning tribute paid to rack steers and gangters by buyers of juice grape in Chicago, Illinois: Charlies W. Irrgang, 169 South Water Market, Chicago, ‘ Tllincic, strted thet in le Joe arrera, a notorious gangster of Chicago, w . Illinois, representing th @llo-Moran Gmg, conducted a "racket" in whi tribute was collected on all fulce grapes sold on the Chicago and Northwestern *fuice grape track" at Clinton Street, Chicago, Illinois. The tribute varied = and was paid by the buyera to the racketeers. The first week of October 1929, Joe Ferrera stopped the auctiming of cars at the Chicago ani Northvestern | ; Reilroad track and insisted timt all juice grapes auctioned be sold at the Chicago Produce Tarminal track, 27th & Ashland Ayeme, Chicago, Illincis. dq The United States Fruit auction Canpany agreed with Forrera to pay §20.0 a. ear fran the auction's funds on ail cars auctioned at the Chicago ani Naor th- . western “juice grape track" and the racketeers agreed not to interfere with. the auctioning of juice grapes at the other three distributing points in Chicago, Illinois, where grepes are unloaded on the railroads, The United States Fruit Auction Company paid $1300 to Joe Ferrera by check at the end of the seas of 1929 for the cars of juice grapes auctioned at the Chicago and Northwestern track at $20 a sar. On the other one thousand care sold at the Chicago and Na th- western track at Clinton Street, Chicago, Illinois, Ferrera obtained from Sg to 30g a lug as trite fran the buyers Before he allowed the cars to . be opened. Most of the juice grape buyers in Chicago are composed of 5 al ana 2b -)NO7Y Har. OF GF eT Ot