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Summary
“The Businessmen of Beaver Island” is the collective signatory named on an April 10, 1972 letter protesting sharp property-tax increases and asking state officials for consideration of the island’s resort economy.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper supplies no organization charter, membership list, officers, or evidence of later activity. This record models the collective signature and advocacy episode without treating it as a legally incorporated association.
See also
Sources
- Prints a letter to Governor William G. Milliken signed “The Businessmen of Beaver Island,” with copies to state, county, township, and legislative offices; it does not establish a charter, membership, officers, or continuity beyond the letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Businessmen of Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/beaver-island-businessmen-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1972, “Tax Beefs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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