The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-02-23
YrOtectiveSnd Detective
4 df Texae.


ldcrrss all Communications to Protective
and Dctcctivc Association, Atoka,
Indian Territory.
AroxA, !. T., Feb. lG, 1884. i
The Protective and Detective As !
Of Texas opened = brnoch
Da,ce for tho Indian Territory here
On December l, 1888, aud appoint.
I'd Sir. u. \. Robb. OF this town,
'nsnagcr, and Mr.. +. :. O'Brien,
oS Dallas, secretary. The brancl,
since that time has been
employed IL securing good
anA responsible agents throughout
tne Territory aud 80 far have sue.
cccded, much 10 their satisfaction.
Their mai, Object by so doing is 10
leave no part Of the country insecure
IN that respect, ~ 1t adds much tO
the protection Of all stock Ia their
brand.
The Protective and Detective As.
soc,at,on i,ns now been two years aud
q half in existence aud under the ju.
dicious management Oi its officers
has surmountcd all its difficulties,
and has come u the front with n
record that II may well &c proud Of.
On January the first Of this year
the Association, in its paper "Ihe
Estray Record vi Texas had . list
taken from i's books Of all the stock
brant ed, stolen or strayed, aud oil
recovered and 1t shows q percentage
Of over ninciy-iive recovered, this
extending back to the date when the
Association was in its infancy, when
the protection wus not what it is to-
day, ard as 1t extends SO will tie
protection bc greater. Anyone Oi
sound judgn ent can sec that the As.
aociatiOn fas surnoi,ntcd its ditiicul.
ties. They have now over three
hundred working agents in Texas
aud nearly ti'ty here, and hope soon
To be able to report "a hundred, aud
/, is thoroughly advertised through.
out lie adjoining states, consequent.
~ they have not in one case out Of
five TO pay the reward OF
500 for capture and conviction Of II
thief, for the reason that thief will
not now-handlc horse branded with
the letter C-i. invariably gives him
away. hccannOt dispose OF it, con.
.equ,nuy he docs not want u, unless
he ,hinks nc can get rid Of it, aud
the consequences are before hc can
get very far there are hundreds ot
descriptions Of that horse printed OF.
iering 500 reward for the capture
and conviction Of the thief, aud scm,
cut over the States and. Territories,
into the hands Of all their agents
aud The di..tycn, sheriiIs. The thief,
unless lIe. ia very green, knows this,
and il he does not he will learn bet.
Ter the next lime.
Tho Association was chartered hy
{ e state Of Texas November 3Olh
1891, and the trade mark, letter {
on let jaw, secured from the United
States November 2Oh OF ,hc sam,
year. Its object is TO place stock
in n position that thieves have no Us,
for il.
lhe Association issues n ccrtilicat,
for every animal branded and regis
tered. Every certificate is is I,ct
from the general office or the bramcl
Office OF State ar Territory. where
there may he one, and signed V the
President and Secretary and has III,
impression Of the seal OF the AssOri
alton affixed thereon, u duplicate ("
which il recorded ia the books KEEP,
for that purpose.
Wien an agent brands any stWrI
lc takes a description of the animal
giving receipt tO the owner Tor III,
fec charged for branding and regis
,ering the same. this description with
the name and posiotlicc address nj
the ownor is forwarded Ia the ncner
al or branch office hy the NJ nt.
The certificate after hr,ng mad,
out is forwarded hv mail to the own
er oi the animal 80 branded and reg
is,cred. Should nIyouc have an,
stock branded and registered Will
the Association stolen it is import
at that they immediately notify ,hi
ui'lrc, giving ia nnml"r at the ere
,'Gca,e OF ihr stolen animal Is,
rcicicNce t the books in our otlic,
We see hy ihc number "f the cvrtiii
cnlc the description at the animal
The office imme'li'u'ly no'iiicS it.
'gcnis anl the officers thronghou
the c"u"try. giving description q
the stolen stock. \ stan linz re
warl of sl00 is offered ly Inc Asso
citation Tor ihe capture and cnnvic
;ion of uuyonc having sl"leh an ami
nal branded with the Association
lie letter & is so well xivcrli>e.
..\.u should the uiliv r. and .tI