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. JOHN MDGAR HOOVER C '@) , 7 DIRECTOR Pureau of Investigation Washington, ¥. d. September 25, 1930. ye a IS S| MEMOPANOUM FOR THE DIRECTOR b* 4 further conference was had with Mr. Oseas of Mr. O'Brian's Division this afternoon relative to the’graps growers' association case. Mr. Oseas stated that from the information received to date, he was unable to determine whether the Federal Government would have jurisdiction and whether there had actually been any restraint of interstate commerce. Inasmuch as I was awaiting word from the Chicago office of the Bureau relative to the interview with Mr. Conn this morning, I] called Chicago by tele- phone and dgent Butterworth advised that he had met Mr. Conn at Ft. Wayne, Ind. ani had ample opportunity to talk with him and get his point of view; that upon arriving at Chicago they head met Mr. Mark Adamson but had not gone into any dae- tail on the case at that time, Adamson requesting that the interview be deferred until this afternoon at 2 otclock, and d4gent Butterworth was then awaiting a call from adamson, dgent Butterworth was instructed to immediately endeavor® obtain de- tailed facts with regard to the shipment, movement and sale of the juice grapes in question, that is, to determine whether said carload lots of grapea were shipped on consigmument or whether they were shipped on a straight order bill of leding, whether the cars subsequently sold by the brokers and auctioneers at chic go had been ourchased outright by said brokers and auctionsers or whe- ther the brokers and auctioneers were acting for the shippers. Agent Butter- worth was also told to immediately ascertain just how the restraints were en- forced, how the money was paid, the percentage of carload lotsa sold by auction es opposed to those received by the broker and sold privately; alsc, to endeavor to ascertain the reason for the imposition of an assessment of $20 against rerioas lots at certain freight yards and the imposition of a 5¢ to 30¢g lug ree ‘Against the grapes at other freight yards. ‘Mr. Oseas feels that if this information tan be definitely obtainsd and forwarded, he will then be in a position to determine whether there heve ‘ppen any reatvaintayen jnterstate Commerce » “ ott _ Respectfully, re AGL S ‘ + 4U OF INVESTIGATION Na a Y BEOOnuinw Gt oe : a SEP 26 3¢ SER OG tay “2 : Se hk * co we oo,