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te i Mr. Irrgang stated that there is a surplus of grapes this yeer and that 400,000 tons have been left m the vines, having been purchased by the Farm Loan Board, to be used as by products. Mr. Irrgang also stated thet Merk T. Adarpon,of the Produce Exchenge Building, Chicago, Illinois, was a very close friend of Joe Ferrera and wes lined up with him am will probably be connected with Mamy Schrieber in the buying of grapes this years Mr. E. BE. Mills, 1425 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, treasurer of the U. S. Fruit Auction Canpany, Chicago, Illinois, is out of Chicago at the preset time ani will not be back until Wednesday, September 24, 1950, when he will be intaviewed by Agents of the Chicago Bureau office, Mr. C. R. Godding, 66 Saith Water Market, Chicago, Illinois, tbeoretary of the U. 8. Fruit Auction Canpany, whichis the auction in which the juice grape cers are sold, stated that he accanpanied At. E. E. Mills and ir. Charles Irrgeng to Washington, D. C., on September 17, 19H, and that on September 15, 19M, these gentlemen had a conference with Mr. Teague of the Farm loan Boerd in the moming, and in the afternoon had a camference with Mtr. Dodd of the Criminal Divisio of the Department of Justice. Mr. Godding stated that Ltr. Irrgang at these conferences did most of the talking as tir. Irrgang was mare familiar with the matter of the racket in the juice grapes business in Chicago, Illinois. hire Godding vwerffibd the data firnished by Mr. Irrgang, as reflected in this letter, concerning the myment by the U. S. Fruit duction Commny af §20 a car to Joe Ferrera on the juice grapes sold by this auction at the Chicago and Northwestern juice graye track during 1929 and added that he and Mr, Mills do not know the details of the other facts set forth in this letter as shom by kr. Irrgang, except as they have been informa of them by Mr. Irrgang. Mr. Godding stated that the U. S. Fruit Auction Company was incorporated in 1926 in Chicag under the laws of the State of Illinois, with a capital stock of $250,000, $190,000 of which has been paid ine 51% of the issued stock of the U. S. Fruit auction Company is owed by the Chicago Auction Company and the Indepahdent Fruit Auction Company, of which the Independent Fruit Auction Cammy oma 60% of the 51%, and the Chicago auction Company ome 40% of the 51%, the remaining 49% of the U. S. Fruit Auction Canpany being owmed by individuals interested in tl fruit and produce bus inesse