238 CHRISTIAN ALLHUSEN 



At the present day a very large outlay is 

 being incurred to carry out thoroughly Mr. 

 Chance's process of sulphur recovery from 

 vat waste. Then, again, these works have 

 been specially laid out on an extensive scale 

 for the production of caustic soda of high 

 strength. As far as we can judge, this 

 business has not been signalised by any 

 important original discoveries or inventions, 

 but whenever anything new seemed capable 

 of profitable employment it was promptly 

 adopted and effectively carried out. This 

 must be regarded as the principal feature of 

 Allhusen's policy as a manufacturer, to be 

 ever on the look out for improvements, and 

 never to risk the chance of failure by unwise 

 parsimony in construction. 



Although Christan Allhusen remained 

 chairman of the Newcastle Chemical Com- 

 pany until the close of his life, he did not 

 continue to reside in Northumberland, but 

 removed to Stoke Court, Slough, Bucking- 

 hamshire. His spirit of enterprise led him to 

 accept positions in connection with under- 

 takings that had their origin in London. 



At one time we find he was a director of 

 the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, but he 

 does not appear to have found this an object 



