we have doubled, just markwest, little markwest from 500 to 1,000 last year of employees.t's creating a big challenge, but, absolutely, jim, this, the marcellus is a great example. it's changing industry, not only is it changing the ability for the u.s. to become the world supplier of energy. it's also inside the u.s., these shale plays, because they're located in so many different areas of california, the rockies, oklahoma, texas, gulf coast. up in the northeast. it's changing the pipeline infrastructure. the requirements for infrastructure, obviously all of these processing facilities. all of the steam crackers, the petrochemical complex in bellevue and hopefully up in pennsylvania and west virginia. so it is changing the entire landscape. >> i love a story that is good for america, that is good for investors, that puts people to work and changes the landscape of our great country. frank semple, chairman, ceo of markwest partners. mwe, we've been behind it the whole way. you should be, too. "mad money" is back after the break. bye, thanks. we went out and asked people a

we have a lot of employees in oklahoma, at markwest. it's the heart of the industry.arkwest employees and industry, all our hearts are there in the city of moore. >> it's a huge business. >> it's a terrible tragedy. >> no, no, i know you are in new york for an investing conference i should have thought of that, too. even the chesapeake acquisition you made. >> right in that area, exactly. >> i do want to talk about the acid class of markwest you are in. the dhart i am looking at is a total -- the chart i am looking at is a total return. markwest is up 1,121% vs. the s&p up 103% during that period? is that cart right? >> yes. that schart right. >> how, you are a pipeline company. that's not biotech. it's not some wonderful semi conductor company. >> i mean, to your potent, the market is chasing yield right now and growth and, obviously, mlps have great tax benefits. so if you compare that kind of investment to, you know, certainly bonds or even, you know, stocks, it's a great opportunity to invest. >> but there is more than just lock. you turned out to have the best pi

markwest high yield, it's gone up too far.e oil, tanker, gold, you got tech and you got retail. j.c. penney's has enough money to last this year, so i'm not that worried. markwest, mr. semple seems like a strong story. nordic american i am worried about. i know, holy cow, gold i prefer gold coins. diversified with tech retail, oil, shipping and the gold shares. gas, oil, a pipeline company, i'm going to say that's different enough from nordic american. lawrence in st. thomas, lawrence. >> caller: yeah, hi, how are you? i'm a big fan of your program. i appreciate all you do. i have read getting back to even so many times i've worn the pages out. >> holy cow, that deep in the money options, many thought that was too hard. >> caller: i really appreciate all you do. i have several stocks i wanted to mention. i have nation star mortgage. gilead, gild, sbux, starbucks. tol, toll, tjx for t.j. maxx. >> let's see, interesting, interesting names. okay. we got, this is a banking play. i was thinking national semiconductor. it's a mortga