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-3- Mr. Dedds asked Mr. Conn for names of persons who would be in @ position to supply the Bureau and Department with facts relative to the assessment against the carloads of grapes and also relative to the tribute exacted against each lug at the freight yards. Mr. Conn stateithat he would teglad to place the Agents of the Bureau in touch with a Mr. Mark Adamson, one of the receivers of carload lots of grapes at Chicago, in open competition with Charles Irrgang, the cam lainant, who had been to the Department the day before. Mr. Conn stcted, however, that he was satisfied that Mr. Adamson would not give the Burcau Agents any information in the absence of hie, Mr. Conn's, help and insistence and he suggested that if the Agents might met him at Chicago on Thursiay morning of this week, he would put them in touch with Mr. Adamson and would urge Mr. Ademson to disclose such facts as were in his possession. Mr. Dodds ani Mr. Oseas agreed th-t this action at least might be taken and con- sequently it was arranged that Mr. Conn would advise Mr. Dodds om the writer on Wednesday morning, the 24th instant, of his reservation to Chicago, he ex- pecting to arrive in that city on Thursday morning, the 25th instant. It was further agreed that the Bureau would arrange to assign 2 Agents to meet Mr. Conn on the train a short distance out of Chicago ami proceed with him toa point where they might interview Mr. Adamson. Mr. Conn is to be in Chicago between trains only ub hours, consequently, it will de only possible for him to see Adamson for a short time, introduce the Agents to Adamson and do what he can to urge Adamson to disclose the facts. It was also agreed that the Chicago office of the Bureau would immediately assign agente to interview Mr. Charles 7. Irrgang who had pre- f@iously called at the Department.,for the purpose of obtaining a complete satate- ment fram him and also interview Mr. Godding and Mr. Mills who accompanied Mr, Irrgang to the Department. The Chicago office was advised by telephone to have Irrgang interviewed on Monday morning and was also advised generally cf the desire of the Bureau to hve 2 agents meet Mr. Conn on Thursday morning. Further telephonic instructions will be issued to the Chicago office when Mr. Conn had advised of his train reservation. With regard to the situation at New York, tt appears thet the price on grafes is more or less controlled by an alleged conspiracy on the part of the kers Union, it appearing that the Union has increased its price far trucking gapes fram Sg to 10g per lug during the past year. The 10g lug charge ie a prohibitive charge, apparently out of all reasmm, and is really an assess- ment in another form. It was agreed that the New York situation might wait until we ascertain just what the facts are at Chicago. It was pointed out by Mr. Conn an: Mr. Merritt that there are only three big markets for grapes in the Bast, the same being Chicago, New York and Pittsburgh, and that practically 90% of all grapes shipped from California went into these markets and by far the larger percentage to Chicago. The question of jursidiction of the Depart- ment in entering into the investigation at all was discussed st som length between Mr. Do ds and Mr. Oseas and Mr. Oseas was of the opinion that the juris- diction even at best is doubtful, however, he agreed that a preliminary inves- tigation should be made in an effort to determine the jurisdiction. The writer vigorously objected to any plan which might place Agents of the Bureau as ob-