 Hurd.A flurry of publicity and public and private investment followed, including construction of a grand county courthouse, planning and first construction of a new street railway, construction of a new flour mill along the river between Monroe and Jackson Avenues, and construction of the Hotel Corvallis, today known as the Julian Hotel.In addition, a carriage factory was launched in the city and the town's streets were improved, while the size of the city was twice enlarged through annexation.