fɹˈæŋk kˈæntɑːn hˈaɪɚd ˌɔn æz ɐ stˈɑːk dɪtˈɛktɪv fɚðə waɪˈoʊmɪŋ stˈɑːk ɡɹˈoʊɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən æɾə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪn ˈɛskɐlˌeɪɾɪŋ tˈɛnʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə wˈɛlθi kˈæɾəlmˌɛn, ɹˈʌslɚz ænd ðə bˈɜːdʒənɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈoʊmstɛdɪŋ ˈɪŋkʌmɚz hˌuː wɜː baɪ ʃˈɪɹ nˈʌmbɚz pˈʊɾɪŋ ɐn ˈɛnd tuː "fɹˈiː ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ", ænd ˈɔltɚɹɪŋ ðə bˈæləns ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈaʊɚ.
Frank Canton hired on as a stock detective for the Wyoming Stock Growers Association at a time of  in escalating tension between the wealthy cattlemen, rustlers and the burgeoning population of homesteading incomers  who were by sheer numbers putting an end to "free ranging", and altering the balance of political power.