The company had been in the hands of the Browning's until the above mentioned change was made. The largest work force in Morgan County is employed in manufacturing. Several hundred county residents work at Hill Field Air Force Base and other industries on the Wasatch Front. The wholesale and retail trades are second in importance in employment of workers. There are seven manufacturing or processing plants in the county, producing cement, sporting goods, shirts, sawmill products, and road construction materials.
Agriculture has the third largest work force.
Natural resources of Morgan County are animal feed, mink furs, and sawmill products from Morgan City, milk produced county-wide, sand, gravel, and cement from Devil's Slide, and oil and gas from the Lost Creek area. The population of Morgan County in 1980 was 4,917. Public recreation areas in the county are the Cache National Forest, East Canyon Lake State Park, and Lost Creek State Park. Devil's Slide, a fantastic formation of limestone in Weber Canyon, is one of Morgan County's tourist attractions. Como Springs, created by natural warm sulphur water, brought in many people for the enjoyment of bathing and swimming in the winter.