Toilet paper
In 1890, the family moved to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where he was Chief Burgess 1893-97. A large paper plant was established at Chester, Pennsylvania. Scott Paper Company was very successful, largely due to advertising, which stressed the safety and quality of paper tissue. Toilet paper had been considered an "unmentionable" product prior to this, and this strategy was instrumental in making Scott Paper Company the leading producer of bathroom tissue in the United States by 1890.