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What challenges did Daniel Burnham face in organizing the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition?

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As the chief planner of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, architect Daniel Burnham faced numerous financing issues, which were exacerbated by the Panic of 1893. He had been hired with his partner, John Wellborn Root, to organize the fair. After Root died in 1891 Burnham continued on as chief of construction and director of works to complete the project by the fair’s opening date of May 1, 1893.