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? $.,Q_lQ ____ _ - - s < 0 Q 6&#39; P& @@om=o Beptesber 25, 1930. Hon. C. C. league, Iayflower Hotel Washington, D. 6. Iy dear Ir. Teague: I have been spending soae tine in the south Water iarket here in Ghicago, and hate talked with a number of people, some of when I know personally, and have for lany years, and this gang- ster business is particularly bad on the Northwestern tracks. It seems the gangsters price is $50.00 per car, which means that the growers are losing Just this amount. The whole racket seems to be confined particularly to this one yard, and people who are in a position to know say that it may extend to other yards. They have atteipted to get the buyers in line on the other yards already, but so far have failed. If you could possibly take the time to come to Chicago and look it over at first hand, it would be worth your time. It is quite essential, however, that you come out here unannounced and do not appear at first in,any of the places where you would be recogized. I would suggest that you see the young nan shoes card I enclose, s seaber of a well known brokerage house, and I can guarantee in absolutely every way that he would have some of the Juice grape buyers come into his office and give you the facts, with their ideas as to how the matter could be handled. They tell me this morning that the demand for Juice grapes is better, but prices are unchanged and net around $50600 to $40,00 per ton Yours very truly, BEL _£4¢l0¢c. ,___,___- ./-al 9111492../2