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The article provides information concerning the clash between editors Patrick T. McGrath and William Coaker. It notes that in 1912, McGrath of the St John's daily newspaper "Evening Chronicle" ran a series of articles which questions the personal integrity, character, and honesty of Coaker, the president of the Fishermen's Protective Union (FPU). Prime Minister Edward Patrick Morris, who governed Newfoundland from 1909 through 1917, is featured.

The article offers information on the Fishermen's Protective Union (FPU) that was established by William Coaker in November 1908. It discusses the weekly "Plaindealer" newspaper which serves an important forum on spreading the FPU's message that influenced the voters to switch from the Liberal Party to the People's Party in Saint John's, Newfoundland in May 1909. It adds that the newspaper was in financial difficulty due to the restriction of political elite on Coaker's use of the newspaper.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the editorial "The NAM Would Do Better Dead" which discussed the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in the U.S. in an August 1951 issue.

The article focuses on the statement of National Gypsum Co. president Melvin H. Baker on the record profit posted by the company in 1930 which is achieved by the helpfulness and productivity of the work force.