COTTON WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. 13 
Fire protection.—Six casks and 12 pails filed with water should 
be provided for each 1,000 bales storage capacity. Not less than a 
6-inch connection with a city main of equal diameter or larger is 
required. One standard hydrant for each three compartments or 
fraction thereof is necessary. The hydrants should be placed 
opposite the front and rear ends, of the compartments. Not less 
CONCRETE PLATFORM 
Fig. 3.—Closed cotton warehouse (or compress), compartments limited to 1,000 bales capacity. 
than 100 feet of approved cotton, rubber-lined hose should be attached 
to each hydrant, and a standard hose house fully equipped should be 
erected over each hydrant. 
~ An approved and convenient arrangement for a warehouse of 
this type is shown in figure 3. This diagram shows a warehouse of 
one compress compartment, as indicated. A warehouse conforming 
to Standard III may be constructed without a compress. 
