Tunnels and bridges had to be built for crossing the river. Today the Union Pacific is one of the main sources of tax revenue for Morgan County. Industrial activities include cement production, lumber processing, and research and development done at facilities of the Browning Arms Company, one of the World's largest distributors and developers of sporting goods such as guns, rifles, and bows. The Browning Arms Company is located in Mountain Green, on a 640 acre tract two miles up Cottonwood Canyon. No manufacturing is done at the Morgan County facility, but a nationwide business is conducted from there.
Browning also operates a commercial mink ranch that is profitable.
Some years ago, a change of ownership of the Browning Arms Company was made. Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre of Belgium and the Miroku Corporation of Japan bought out the company which had been founded by John Moses Browning, born in Ogden, Utah, who had invented his first rifle at the age of 23 in the year of 1878. 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.