As used in sections 137.900 to 137.960:
(1) "Private warehouse" is any enclosed area where personal property is received and stored by a warehouseman who, in the normal course of business, receives and stores his own personal property;
(2) "Public warehouse" is any enclosed area in which personal property is received and stored by a warehouseman who is in the business of receiving and storing such property of others for compensation or profit;
(3) "Warehouseman" is one who is in the business of receiving and storing personal property of others for compensation or profit, or one who, in the normal course of business, receives and stores his own personal property.