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Show AMERICANS BIGGEST USERS OF RAILROADS; f SERVICE HERE FAR OUTSTRIPS EUROPE The railways of the United Slates In point of actual railway service leud the world. Americans buy more railway rail-way service, nnd a greater amount of transportation Is supplied and used In the United States than In any other country. According to statistics prepared by tho Ilureau of Hallway Economies, the ton miles per capita carried by United State railroads in 1013 wnrn almost five times the ton miles per capita carried car-ried by Germany, which was second to the United States In this respect. Tho ton miles per capita earrled by the Unltod States railroads In 191.1 wero 0,101. In Germany the ton mlltx per capita carried by tho railroads were ail and In Trance 1 17, . Slnco 1013 the Increusu In ton miles per capita carried by tho railroad of the United States was more tlinii the' total carried by either irf the two other countries In that year. In comparison with tho total of 03t carried by the railroad In Germany and the total of 447 carried by tho rallrosde In France the Incrcnuo carried by tho railroads In the United State since 1913 was 750 ton mile per capita. The chart, below shows- tho trnue-i portatlon supplied In the United States, (lenuany and .s'raueo nf101S and tho Increase In railroad service lo the Unit-d Unit-d Slates since 1013, |