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The article features Richard A. Feiss, head of marketing department of apparel manufacturer Joseph & Feiss Co. and discusses how the introduction of machinery increased the percentage of satisfied workers. According to Feiss, use of machine does charge some overhead expenses but the resulting higher productive capacity lowers product cost. Effectively, down the line workers become satisfied with their compensation and acquire the spirit of cooperation to achieve the company's production goals.

The article features Alton W. Leonard, who is employed at the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. of Seattle, Washington as of mid-July 1928. It claims that Leonard is focused on the importance of working together to achieve results. Leonard also worked at the Edison Electric Illuminating Co., the Houghton County Electric Co. and the Houghton County Street Railway Co. He is the recipient of the 1927 Charles A. Coffin Medal from the National Electric Light Association.

The article provides news briefs about the economic conditions in the United States current for October 15, 1938. The Central Statistical Board is releasing a new report on business cooperation, the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. has released its year end report, and the Federal Wages and Hours law is taking effect.

In the article, the author discusses how hardworking individuals achieved success and overcame poverty. The author claims that industrial leaders directed much of their hard works in discovering and implementing labor-saving strategies. He also cites the importance of cooperation in achieving success, citing as example the developments in the power industry.

The article presents the opinions of several industry leaders in the U.S. on the issue of whether the time is right for the elimination of unemployment and stabilization of prosperity in the country. According to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad president Daniel Willard, the proposal for cooperation in industries is very timely. The others who presented their opinions include Woolworth Co.'s Hubert T. Parson, L. J. Horowitz of Thompson-Starrett Co., and National City Bank's C. E. Mitchell.

This article focuses on the research project "Greater Productivity Through Labor-Management Cooperation," by labor relations practitioner Ernest Dale, released by the American Management Association (AMA) in May 1949 . The aim of the two-year study was to find out how, why, and where employer and workers can get together to solve in-plant problems and reduce areas of friction. The study found that duration of cooperation is a major factor in success, with less failures after five years.

The article cites the department store J. M. High Co. and street railway system operator Georgia Power Co. as an example of how cooperation between two unrelated industries may be used to increase sales for both companies.

The article suggests that the key to stabilized prosperity in the U.S. is to accept the principles of equilibrium and apply it skillfully in every economic relations, according to the Committee on Recent Economic Changes, led by Herbert C. Hoover. It discusses the nature of economic relationships, the need to coordinate unrelated industries, the Hoover committee's call on businesses to be socially useful, and the role of industries in the country's economic development.

The article focuses on the move by airlines and rail companies in the U.S. of adopting each other's best ideas to their own uses as a sign of healthy competition for passenger traffic.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about cooperation between employers and employees in the U.S., that was published in the July 15, 1937 issue.