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Show I RAIL TRAFFIC OF YEAR SHOWS DROP WASHINGTON. Feb 20. A decline was registered in railroad traffic during dur-ing 1921 of 23 3 per cent undei that of 1920. the greatest aver recorded in -American tranportathm history, ac-""cordlnc ac-""cordlnc to the Association of Railway "executives. Compiling the estimates from reports to the Interstate com-'.merce com-'.merce commission, the association In' a statement said thai In 1921 the num-l her of tons of freight carried one mile In the United States were 344.ltJ7.000.-000 344.ltJ7.000.-000 or 104.390.000.000 less than the ton-miles of 1 920 The decrease In "the eastern district was 24 1-2 per cent. In the western 22 1-2 per cent wpd In the southern 20.6 per cent. |