Special Ranger Badge
Cattle Raisers Association
This badge is a 5 point star design with a raised longhorn in the center. The words "Special Ranger" are at the top and "Texas & S.W. Cattle Raisers Assoc." at the bottom. It is silver in color with a pin back. This is a new imported item. A Little Bit of History The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the oldest and largest organization of its kind in the United States, was launched at Graham, Texas, on February 15, 1877, under the name Stock-Raisers' Association of North-West Texas. Cattlemen in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Indian Territory were invited to join. The call for the initial meeting was made in the fall of 1876 by a few leading cattlemen, among whom were James C. Loving and C. C. Slaughter.qv The immediate objective was to systematize the "spring work" and to curb cattle rustling. Such strong measures against cattle thieves were proposed at the original meeting that some present did not take membership for fear of retaliation by the lawless element. (Taken from the Handbook of Texas Online)
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