Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-07 | Page 1 | Will Investigate Trading in Futures

WILL INVESTIGATE TRADING IN FUTURES WASHINGTON, March 6. Cougros-sional Cougros-sional investigation of tho ontiro subject sub-ject of trading in futures, both grain aud cotton, has tonlativoly been agreed on. Chairman Henry of the house rules committee- today eo told Henry S. Rob-bins, Rob-bins, counsel for tho Chicago board of trade, at tho hearing on Representative Manahan's resolution to invostigato the grain exchanges dl Duhith, .Chicago and Minneapolis. Mr. Robbms -aaid -5l"an investigation of the grain exchanges wcro ordered tho Chicago ' board 'of trade favored a swooping iuquiry into tho whole Hub-jucl. Hub-jucl. Chairman Henry replied that it ws planned to do that and carry out the platform pledges of the Democratic Democrat-ic party. "Whether legislation to regulate regu-late cotton futures trading will be fyinplod with laws for grain, dealings 1 has not been decided.