Mr. Bradley [argues for] a standard of living far higher than the standard normally enjoyed by any outport workman. He considers that the net income should be sufficient to house, clothe, and feed the family, educate the children, pay the doctor and clergyman, and provide the man with at least a few simple luxuries....It is reasonable to point out that a standard such as that contemplated by Mr. Bradley, on which he bases his recommendations with regard to earnings, is far above anything which the fisherman demands or expects, and is indeed far above anything at all usual among labouring men of this country.¹²

From this it appears that Hope Simpson did not believe that Newfoundland workers should have even a comfortable standard of living. Perhaps he thought that Newfoundlanders liked being poor.

Hope Simpson was afraid that the Bradley report would make the government look bad.¹³ He decided not to make the report public. But he did show it to the companies. He struck a deal with them. He said that if they raised the men's wages to at least $25 a month he would not publish the Bradley report. The companies agreed. They also agreed to make some small changes in the men's living conditions. On January 1st, 1935 the men's wages were raised to $25 a month. This was still only half of what Bradley had said was necessary for a man to support his wife and family with dignity.  

The A.N.D. Co. and the I.P.P. Co. had always said that they could not afford to pay the men any more money. They said that the Depression was making things difficult for them. They argued that prices and demand for newsprint were low. But Gordon Bradley pointed out in his report that the A.N.D Co. had a contract with The Associated Newspapers Limited to supply them with all their newsprint for a period of twenty-five years. This contract alone would use up all the pulpwood the company could produce.¹⁴

But perhaps the most interesting fact is this: In 1933, while their loggers made 11 cents an hour, the A.N.D. Co. made a net profit of $1,075,521.21.