Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 312.
 
NICHOLAS SCHMALTZ
 
     The consensus of public opinion places Nicholas Schmaltz with Mount Angel's
leading business men, and his success has been commensurate with his industry,
enterprise and ability. He was born in the southern part of Russia but the
family is of German origin. In 1893 he sought the opportunities of the United
States and rented a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land near Eureka,
South Dakota. He cultivated this for a year and then went to North Dakota, in
which state he spent nine years. During that period he operated a ranch, which
he leased, and was also employed as janitor and as a section hand on the Great
Northern Railroad.
 
     In 1902 Mr. Schmaltz came to Oregon and for eight years devoted his
attention to the development of a farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres in
the vicinity of Mount Angel. He cleared about thirty-five acres of the property,
and in all there were ninety-two acres under cultivation, on which he raised
hops and grain, also conducting a dairy. In 1910 he erected a modern residence
in Mount Angel and embarked in business as a house mover. He gradually enlarged
the scope of his activities and is now engaged in general warehousing under the
style of X. Schmaltz & Sons, of which firm he is the executive head. The other
members are John and Nicholas Schmaltz, Jr. They are dealers in fuel, fence
posts, drain tile, brick of various kinds, cement, gravel, sand, wall and land
plaster, lime, lumber, shingles, lath, doors and windows, glass, paints, oils,
varnishes, gas, lubricants, building and roofing paper, a complete line of
builders' hardware, farm implements, potatoes, onions, hay, straw, flour, mill,
poultry and dairy feeds, ornamental and field fencing, walking and drive gates.
They have large warehouses. The business was established in 1915 at its present
location; the ground was cleared for the buildings and spur tracks were laid to
expedite shipments. The business is the largest in this locality, and in 1924 a
branch was established at Scotts Mills, where the flour mill and store are
managed by Nicholas Schmaltz, Jr. Both sons have inherited their father's
business foresight and acumen. He also continues his agricultural operations and
owns three ranches in this section of Marion county, having valuable timber and
coal on a portion of his property. He specializes in the growing of prunes, and
keeps hogs, goats and cattle. He is a scientific farmer, and his prosperity is
the legitimate reward of untiring application and honorable dealing.
 
     In 1892 Mr. Schmaltz was married in Russia to Miss Elizabeth Welk, also a
native of that country and of German parentage. They have a family of five
children: John, who is married and has five children; Marie, who is the wife of
Ruben De Jardin; Nicholas, Jr., who is married and has two children; Magdalene,
who married A. P. Miller and has ore child ; and Lucy, who is associated with
her father and brothers in business.

     
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has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.