Got it! So, we have 6974 and 1019, and we'll subtract the latter from the former.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 1 and get -5.
We add -5 to 10 and get 5 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 2 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 3 and get 9.
9 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 6 in column 4 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

So, 6974 - 1019 = 5955.