It.— -*•»-------LOOKS OOOll TO HIMErnest Riste returned Saturday from Spokane, where he had been for several days in the interest of the proposed conso'idated irrigation district, and where he had held a very satin factory conference with E. C. Leedy, chief of the immigration department of the Great Northern railroad. Mr. Riste is optomiatic as to the carrying out of the project in its reformed shape. Mr. Riste has not at any time been boisterous in his expressions relative to this enterprise, for the promotion of which ho has so largely contributed, and has always taken a conservative attitude in discussing the prospecls of ultimate realization. Recognizing as much as any single individual the great impirtance of the enterprise, and bcndlr- all his energies to secure accomplishment, Mr. Riste indulged in few predictions, but lias gone Straight ahead trusting in the future to work out a propitious result. If Mr. Riste expresses confidence he has excellent grounds for so doing, as he is not one who would permit himself to be biased by false hopes. The fact is that at no time since the inception of the movement has the outlook for its winning out looked so bright and encouraging as at the present time.