CHARTER

                                       OF

                             Wilon Resources, Inc.

     The undersigned  person under Tennessee  Business  Corporation Act adopt(s)
the following charter for the above listed corporation:

     1. The name of the Corporation is Wilon Resources, Inc.

     2. The number of shares of stock the  corporation is authorized to issue is
One Thousand (No Par).

     3. (a) The complete address of the corporation's  initial registered office
in Tennessee is

949 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee 37350
County of Hamilton

     (b) The name of the initial  registered agent, to be located at the address
listed in 3(a), is S.J. Rutledge

     4. The name and complete address of each incorporator is:

S.J. Rutledge, 949 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee  37350

     5. The complete address of the corporation's  principal office is:

949 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee 37350

     6. The corporation is for profit.

     7. Other provisions:

The purpose for which the corporation is organized as:

     (a) To  purchase,  or in any way  acquire  for  investment  or for  sale or
otherwise,  lands,  contracts  for the  purchase  or sale of  lands,  buildings,
improvements,  and any real property of any kind or any interest therein, and as
the  consideration  for the  same to pay  cash or to issue  the  capital  stock,
debenture bonds, mortgage bonds, or other obligations of the corporation, and to
sell, convey, lease,  mortgage,  deed of trust, turn to account,  otherwise deal
with all or any part of the property of the corporation to make and obtain loans
upon real estate, improve or unimproved,  and upon personal property,  giving or
taking  evidences of indebtedness  and securing the payment thereof by mortgage,
trust deed, pledge or otherwise,  and to enter into contracts to buy or sell any
property,  real or personal, to buy and sell mortgages,  trust deeds, contracts,
and evidences of  indebtedness,  paying for the same in cash, stock or bonds, of
this corporation and to draw, make, accept endorse, discount, execute, and issue
promissory notes, bills of exchange,  warrants,  instruments,  or obligations of
the  corporation,  from time to time,  for any of the objects or purposes of the
corporation without restriction or limit as to amount.

     (b) To engage in any lawful business;  to do all and everything  necessary,
suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes, attainment of
any of the  objectives,  or the exercise of any of the powers  herein set forth,
either alone of in conjunction  with other  corporations,  firms or individuals,
and either as principals or agents,  and to do every other act or acts, thing or
things  incidental or pertinent to or growing out of or connected with the above
mentioned objectives, purpose, or powers.

     (c) In general to have and to exercise any and all powers that corporations
have and may have under the laws of the State of Tennessee,  and as the same may
be amended, for any lawful purpose.


September 29, 1998                                  ss//S.J. Rutledge_____
Signature Date                                      Incorporator's Name

                                                        S.J. Rutledge______
                                                    Incorporator's Name










        Article 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     This  corporation  shall have the authority to issue two classes of capital
stock the total of which shall be 60,000,000  shares. The classification and par
value of  50,000,000  shares shall be common  voting stock having a par value of
$.001  per  share,  and each  share  shall  be  entitled  to the same  dividend,
liquidation,  and voting rights;  the classification and par value of 10,000,000
shares  shall be  preferred  stock  having a par value of $.001 per share.  Said
preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series
with such dividend  rates,  voting  rights,  rights of  conversion,  rights upon
dissolution or liquidation,  and with such designations or restrictions  thereof
as shall be determined  by  resolution  adopted by the Board of Directors at the
time such stock is issued without further approval of the shareholders.

        A new Article 8 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

     The  personal  liability  of the  directors  of the  Corporation  is hereby
eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the Tennessee business Corporation
Act, as the same may be amended and supplemented.

        A new Article 9 is hereby adopted to read as follow:

     The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of
Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as the same may be amended and supplemented,
indemnify  any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify  under said
section  from and  against  any and all of the  expenses,  liabilities  or other
matters  referred  to in or covered  by said  section,  and the  indemnification
provided for herein  shall not be deemed  exclusive of any other rights to which
those  indemnified  may be entitled under any by-law,  agreement,  vote of stock
holders  or  disinterested  directors  or  otherwise,  both as to  action in his
official  capacity  and as to action in  another  capacity  while  holding  such
office,  and shall  continue  as to a person  who has  ceased to be a  director,
officer,  employee  or agent  and  shall  inure  to the  benefit  of the  heirs,
executors  and   administrators  of  such  a  person.  The  foregoing  right  of
indemnification   shall  in  no  way  be   exclusive  of  any  other  rights  of
indemnification  to  which  such  person  may  be  entitled  under  any  by-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.