year ▁bo om ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁which ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁elect rical ▁plant ▁by ▁L . L . ▁H urd . ▁A ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁public ity ▁and ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁invest ment ▁followed , ▁including ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁grand ▁county ▁cour th ouse , ▁planning ▁and ▁first ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁street ▁railway , ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁fl our ▁mill ▁along ▁the ▁river ▁between ▁Mon roe ▁and ▁Jackson ▁Aven ues , ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Cor v all is , ▁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 ▁en larg ed ▁through ▁an nex ation . ▁B onds ▁were ▁issued ▁for ▁a ▁city - owned ▁water ▁works , ▁a ▁se wer ▁system , ▁and ▁for ▁public ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁electric ▁plant . ▁A ▁public ity ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁tax ▁base ▁through ▁new ▁construction ▁for ▁new ▁arrival s . ▁This ▁effort ▁proved ▁mostly ▁un success ful , ▁however , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁normal cy ▁returned , ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁s add led ▁with ▁about ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁bond ed ▁deb t . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cor v all is ▁is ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁Situ ated ▁mid way ▁in ▁the