at the turn of the center this is how big the hardee system was. the address johnson hotels, all of the way from chicago to los angeles from los angeles up to san francisco and san francisco the restaurants were on votes that went across san francisco bay because the trains came to oakland and then leader after the turn-of-the-century the santa fe standard from st. louis down through oklahoma and texas so this is a huge part of america and in fact almost everything that happened in the cities from the time fred harvey was there for a party with this at the center of town. they were the places people went for their special meals. the place people celebrated. the fred harvey restaurant saw an incredible part of america. now as i said i got access to his actual things which no right or ever has. this is fred harvey's wallet. it's the only when the texas to with his name on it and while we have all lived on like this at the dinosaur this is probably a real gold. the of list of money. this is essentially his shopping list and his output for how much she

and hardee's despite the fact i'd sooner starve or swallow a parasite in egypt than go into one of theirns. although that was later proven wrong when i actually tried one and found it succulent and delicious. cke's 68% in california and it's up 56% since i recommended it on may 22nd at $7.73. but now that it's catching rival bids from multiple private equity firms, we want to swap into something that has more room for up side. i also happen to like them for their wholesome family-oriented commercials. so are you ready, skee-daddy? i think you should buy jack in the box. jack! j.a.c.k. which owns or franchises 2700 jack in the box and qdoba mexican grill locations, 42% of which are in california. have you had the veggie burrito at qdoba? i'm telling you it is estupendo. i had one three weeks ago at the short hills mall. delicioso. on its latest conference call the company's ceo linda lang said that california stabilized and in a recent investor conference she explained sales would rebound in the state as the employment situation improved. and that's going to happen. jack in the box isn't

and ck restaurants, owners of hardees and other fast food chains says it has received an alternative takeover offer from a suter which could be superior to the $28 million cash and debt bid it had previously agreed to accept with equity firm thomas h. partners. so they have a time to talk to the new suitor. >>> and coming up, a talk with joseph ficalora and we will see if he is concerned with the financial reform, and how the banking seg or the may change going on. >>> and later on, americans feel like they are, taed to death, but we are looking at more on the way. a tax burden is maybe on your way. is a value-added tax on the verge? you are watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. >>> hi, folks, i'm with the "closing bell" hot flash. checking out something topical, the stock is up 13% in the extended hour news. you can see it reaching the $8 per share payable and payable to shareholders on record on april 19th. at the same time they said that their march same store sales were down 7%, but that is good news, because the reuters news reported a decline of more. that is the one-time