4 JULY 1931, Page 40

DRUG PROFITS.

The fine business built up by the late "Jesse Boot" pro- mises always to remain as a great tribute to the industry and organizing ability of the first Lord Trent, to whose memory shareholders at the meeting last week of Boots Pure Drug Company paid a silent tribute. During his speech Mr. H. B. Holthouse, the oldest Director, mentioned that although Lord Trent had not taken any active part in the management since 1920, he was keenly interested in hearing of the progress of the work. Notwithstanding the depression in business, the Chairman of the meeting was able to report a further increase in the number of customers, and also the fact that the turnover

was the largest the Company had had. A. W. K.