▁efficiency ▁of ▁carrying ▁coal ▁from ▁the ▁coal fields ▁at ▁K not ting ley , ▁eventually ▁allowing ▁ 4 ▁men ▁to ▁control ▁ 8 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁cargo . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁these ▁boats ▁in ▁use ▁transport ing ▁ 1 . 5 m ▁tons ▁of ▁coal ▁ann ually . ▁He ▁constructed ▁mechanical ▁ho ists ▁at ▁Go ole ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁boats ▁could ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁ships ▁mechan ically , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁trans hip ment ▁schemes ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁he ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁O use ▁improvement ▁project , ▁training ▁the ▁banks ▁between ▁Go ole ▁and ▁Tr ent ▁F alls ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁tons ▁of ▁stone . ▁The ▁Victoria ▁entrance ▁to ▁Go ole ▁do cks ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁take ▁boats ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁functions ▁was ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁and ▁South ▁York shire ▁New ▁J unction ▁Canal ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : English ▁canal ▁engine ers ▁Category : English ▁invent ors ▁Category : 1 8 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁W ake field ▁Category : Engine ers ▁from ▁York shire <0x0A> </s> ▁Don ▁F ury ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁recording ▁engineer ▁and ▁producer ▁who ▁owned ▁three ▁re he ars al