Further Report On The Free Port Of Copenhagen

8 DENMARK. of these storehouses. The manner of working is as follows :—The crane lifts the goods up from the ship’s hold to a little truck on the upper platform; the truck is rolled to the nearest lift, which transfers it either to the desired story of the same building, or, if the goods are destined for one of the other buildings, to the base- ment, whence it is run on rails to its destination, and, if necessary, again raised. In case goods are to be stored in the first story of either building, the truck can, of course, be run thither direct along the elevated platform above mentioned. When ships are to be loaded a converse operation is performed. Warehouses The warehouses are all fireproof, being built on the Monier all fireproof, system of a doulile iron skeleton, covered with concrete, with a space between. The iron beams and girders are covered with concrete throughout. All the staircases and lifts have shafts of masonry. Langelinie The Langelinie shed, facing the inner road, communicates both shed. inwards to the free port and outwards on to the quay, which forms part of the customs harbour. It may, therefore, be used for the storage of goods within or without the customs limits, with the simple formality of officially securing the door on the side on which egress is not required. Heating. As storage room may be leased for prolonged periods in all tire warehouses, it may be well to mention that a central heating station has been establislied between warehouse I and shed I, so that store rooms can be warmed at the desire of the occupier. It is hardly necessary to point out the importance of this arrange- ment in the case of goods requiring an even temperature, such as wine. The upper story of sired I has a zigzag roof fitted witli glass. The light is excellent, and it is hoped that it will be used by merchants for the re-packing and manipulation of goods. Silo Unquestionably the most important building in the free port warehouse, is the Silo-Pakhus (Plates II, III, 1V) at the end of the central mole. This structure, which is partly built on the American system, is surrounded by water on three sides. It is of imposing height, the lower roof being 85 feet from the ground; the central roof is 125 feet, and the north turret 150 feet high. Its great height is necessitated by the system on which it is constructed, and which differs so greatly from ordinary warehouses that some details may not be uninteresting. The building is divided into three vertical compartments. The two outer ones are ordinary warehouses, seven stories high, fur- nished with the usual entrances on each story, windlasses, &c., and facing the quays on both sides. The central part of the building consists of 36 silos, or narrow perpendicular compart- ments, running the whole height of the building, and at the top rising above the upper lofts. A passage running east and west divides these into groups of 18 on each side, and provides com- munication between the lofts, facing respectively to the east and west basins. Each silo is capable of receiving from 2,000 tönde to 2,500 tönde of corn (roughly from?,500 bushels to 9,500 bushels).