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. infested by the rackefoers | ke “that, the ~ gommodity‘as jufee grap fe doing. oon Agent BILille alec visited the Sante Fe-Hailroad tra ike 5 «fm the vietaity ef the Chicago Produce Terminal--sheve a. larce ‘pusiness- is being done in the retail ef grapes. Agent DiLillo aoticed that persons engaged in the said business in the locality just given, are mostly Jevish and Italian. Inquiries made there brought eut the fact that no inter- + ferences with fhe free movement ef grapes: ore ‘qpourst on tho tract sare of the Bente re Feilzoee . : tan track @: of the Gtiteago ¢ Raflvay Coapeny,'in the vieinity af Clinton and septa -DiLillo found that the juice grape business there is doing nine ved >” vy Italians entirely, A mmber of persons were approached by Agent - D{Lillo and esked if an outsider eould engage in e similar business in the given locefien, Agent Dilillo was davariably informed that "this is Tree eountry.and if you have the ‘necéssery money yoy fan Aq almost... _ everything you want te% Agent DiLillo @id mot question the peering | - {nasmueh as at th tine the inquiries vere pied wo referred to "gang" engaged in qzacting | tribute trom poyeons ubo are ip the : wusiness on tean tracks.” . Information wae sesureg thet Ercole Liverstary, bo was at one time engaged in a similar bus({nees (n Chicago, had to’ @iscontinue the same due to the pressure brought about dy “a gang” demanding of him sums of money for one reason or enother. Ercole Liberatore, who 1s well known to one of Agent Dilillo’s acquaintances in Chicago, could not be located.