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. wo eee we ee 3 ‘Uo 83. Ave: e Juice grape situsts: _ five years in the Chicago di strict, and " fore atatea dy Mr. Irrgang eed ‘others’ «Taggart, received Indirect -1nformt{ én "S with F. ng and Heth ubin, ayo engaged of tha Northwestern rail af present ‘qndet Beret = ? ‘esen prior t ‘comnentement of the fiuce Mark T son, @ comission broker”. * mentioned in reports is this pase, made the Bin mt to Mr. Taggart - “that he, flemeon, bad contacted diredtly. with: gies ené Mot oy arrangements had been made between him and Capo: reby Adamson would head a “corporation” which would completely control the mrketing of .. Juice grapes on the tracks of the C.& .W. Railwy. Mr, Taggart stated it was his impression that Ad&ison was Lntoxipated st the time he made-* - this atatenent and he aid pot _"take mooh otook* 3s ‘adamg oti" e° ree : ae orl Mn a’ wy i" ye, paggart atated that ‘tub edie ‘Gavtnae soottation ie y opsreting! acne Kind of organized racket pn the Sb MW. ba oe ; - present, and it fe bis opinion one of thé. notedas, Dperation ‘this. gang is to distribute the business of grapes buying by peddlers under -- the domination of this geng to certain ef the brokers in addition to © ~. : Mark Adamson. In this manner, peate- is sree q@mongat the brokers . a! t even though the free contract petwpen buyers peice wrokeys fs. interfered - “with and the progress of the business on the Morthwestera tracks Le” . handled by Mark T. Adamson. In support wf gh! gate, Mer, Taggart stated th: his caupany bas during the present season x¥F ved, nymerous orders for. _frepe sss otnog aothend tte mee nd i and that in other ated , and purchased none of bis gresee fF from: i <"faggart further stated Re’ received | ye be -dould not recall, informetion to the’ effect that Fronk Raia at dnatore Ppejiota (addresses unknown) ‘have begn forced ‘by the gang on the North- -£ western tracks to leave those tracks ani that Raia 4c now ‘Conducting’ his business on the tracks of the Chicago, Rock Islami, and Pacific ‘