ʃˈʌlts wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ təbˈækoʊ lˈiːf dˈiːlɚ sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi ænd bˈʌtlɚ kˈaʊntiz bˌiːɪŋ mˈeɪdʒɚ təbˈækoʊ pɹədˈuːsɪŋ ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ sˈɛntɚz ɪn oʊhˈaɪoʊ ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts θɹuːˈaʊt ðə lˈæst hˈæf ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Shultz was also a leading tobacco leaf dealer since 1853, Montgomery and Butler counties being major tobacco producing and manufacturing centers in Ohio and the United States throughout the last half of the 19th century.