In order to have a more definite idea of the distribution of wealth, let us compare both tables on one page, and remember that if the group wealth were equally divided among the group-families, each family could have such amount of it as the averages indicate. And mind that the next two tables, being based upon the same census facts, represent the results of careful comparison of the original ones. The 1st Table as Restored. --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- Owners of Wealth. | Number. | The wealth of | Average. --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- The poorer classes | | | under $500 | 5,584,576 |$ 837,686,400 |$ 150 | | | The middle classes | | | $500 to $5,000 | 5,584,576 | 8,522,541,600 | 1,526 | | | The well-to-do | | | classes $5,000 | | | to $50,000 | 1,394,250 | 22,676,863,197 | 16,264 | | | The wealthy classes | | | $50,000 and over | 126,750 | 33,000,000,000 | 260,355 --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- The totals. | 12,690,152 | 65,037,091,197 | 5,125 --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- The 2d Table as Restored. --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- Owners of Wealth. | Number. | The wealth of | Average. --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- Tenants of farms | | | and homes | 6,871,099 |$ 2,837,049,500 |$ 413 | | | Owners of mortgaged | | | farms and | | | homes worth less | | | than $5,000 | 1,483,356 | 2,614,955,764 | 1,762 | | | Owners of free | | | farms and homes | | | worth less than | | | $5,000 | 2,814,697 | 3,908,222,736 | 1,388 | | | Owners of farms | | | and homes worth | | | $5,000 and over | 1,521,000 | 55,676,863,197 | 37,117 --------------------+------------+----------------+---------- The totals. | 12,690,152 | 65,037,091,197 | 5,125 --------------------+------------+----------------+----------